Skip mowing. Use native plants to soak up excess rainwater. Traditional lawns are planted with non-native grasses that have minimal root systems. Those lawns shed the majority of rainwater that falls ...

Shrubs and perennials chosen for this garden enjoy occasional wet periods followed by a dry period ... Use a drip hose spiralled around the root area to irrigate. Every week, 15-20 minutes is ...

This is ahead of the frost to ensure it doesn’t leave the garden “wet, brown and lifeless”. Though winter might seem like a time for gardens to hibernate, many summer-blooming plants and ...

Draw a diagram of your yard and map out areas of sun, shade, dry and wet. Plot specific places for ... feature that can be placed in a low-lying area of your garden. Rain gardens are shallow ...

Proper winterization of your garden protects your plants from cold and wet conditions and sets the ... Marin’s homeless population decreases as Bay Area’s spikes ...