How to Save Water in Your Garden
Admin | December 15, 2011
Master bartending with Howcast’s Mixology app - howc.st Water conservation makes good economic and environmental sense. Here are some ways to save water in your garden.
Rain Bird - Drip Irrigation Tips
Admin | March 7, 2010
To Drip or not to Drip? That is the question Michael answers in this Episode. Michael says drip irrigation is not just for watering pots, flowers and shrubs; but can be the best method for watering trees as well. A common assumption is that the secret to having a green and healthy yard is water, water and more water. Nature is struggling to meet our ever-increasing demands for water and we are facing drought conditions with water rationing in some parts of the country. Simply put — there is a limit to how much water we can consume without ever-increasing consequences. With summer here and the height of the watering season upon us, it is time to make sure all of us are doing our part to conserve water and at the same time keep the water bill down. Michael Glassman is an award winning landscape designer and in this weekly podcast series offers tips on how to save water and still have a great yard. Michael has twenty years of experience in the field and has been featured in such publications as Sunset Magazine, Fine Gardening, Better Homes and Gardens, and Landscape Architecture. He is designer and co-host of the Discovery Home Channel program Garden Police.
Water Conservation Basics
Admin | September 12, 2009
UNL Extension Educator John Fech gives a few tips about how you can save water around your home landscape
Schwarzenegger Gets Tough With Water Conservation
Admin | February 27, 2009
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today is expected to declare a statewide drought
and order the state Department of Water Resources to quickly transfer water
to areas with the most severe water shortages.
The executive order also calls on the state water department to coordinate
with other state and federal agencies to assist water suppliers, identify
risks to water supply and help farmers facing losses as a result of water
shortages.
In addition, Schwarzenegger will urge local water districts and agencies to
promote water conservation when he announces his order this morning.
The declaration comes after two years of below-average rainfall in
California, low snowmelt runoff from the Sierra and the largest
court-ordered water transfer restrictions in state history, according to
the administration.
“There is no more time to waste because nothing is more vital to protect
our economy, our environment and our quality-of-life,” Schwarzenegger said
in a statement.