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Sustainable Landscaping in HOA Communities: Saving Water, Lowering Costs, and Promoting Healthy Residential Environments

Sustainable landscaping protects the environment and preserves limited water resources, while keeping landscapes beautiful and healthy. Eco-friendly techniques used to maintain green spaces, lawns and gardens in sustainable landscaping include planting drought-tolerant native species that are adapted to local climate and soil, using organic materials instead of fertilizers to nourish soil, and water-efficient irrigation, which […]

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The Money-Saving, Eco-Friendly Benefits of Xeriscape Landscaping

In the Southwest, where water is becoming more scarce with every passing year of Megadrought, xeriscaping has become the predominant landscape of choice. Water-wise and visually-appealing, xeriscaping is a landscape designed with native, drought-tolerant desert plants and succulents, colorful rocks, pavers and pebbled pathways, anchored by lacy ferns and graceful palms—an exotic alternative to water-guzzling […]

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Why Smart Irrigation Still Matters – Even Without Turf

In 2023, California signed AB1572 into law, requiring the removal of non-functional turf irrigated with potable water by 2028. The move is a bold step toward long-term water conservation and climate adaptation. For sustainability leaders, facility managers, and landscape specifiers, the message is clear: the era of turf-heavy commercial landscapes is ending. But as organizations […]

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How Trees Prepare for Winter: Understanding Dormancy, Cold Tolerance, and Winter Survival Strategies

As daylight hours begin to wane in late Summer, trees begin preparing for the oncoming Winter at the cellular level to increase their cold tolerance. Shrinkage, sugar concentration and dehydration are happening, and their metabolism slows as they enter a state of dormancy. By mid-Winter, they reach their adapted tolerance, their cells now hardened and […]

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