Discover breathtaking, sustainable gardens on the free environmentally friendly garden tour on the 10th May real solutions for the drought, what life can expect.
Environmentally friendly garden tours shows a sustainable landscape design
On Saturday, May 10th, the counties Sonoma and Marin will show wisdom that has gathered from years of adaptation to drought during the 15th annual environmentally friendly garden tour. This self-guided tour is organized by the Sonoma Marin Saving Water Partnership and opens up more than 20 remarkable gardens to visitors to learn practical landscape strategies for a water-conscious future.
California's water challenges are not new, but solutions are always welcome. This event shows how landscape design can be both striking and sustainable. Landscape designers, architects and committed local gardeners will share proven methods for creating living gardens that thrive even in the driest months of California.
Community, preservation and connection
The gardens this year is Bayer Farm, a 2 hectare community resource in the Roseland district in Santa Rosa. On the Bayer Farm you can go through cultivated actions with vegetables, herbs and fruit trees, all of which are cultivated by the residents. Native California plants maintain pollinators and bring butterflies and bees to the landscape, while orchards and a garden of herbal medicine serve educational roles.
At home, visitors can browse in a local plant and a sales sale that is ideal for water -conscious gardening. Experts of the California Native Plant Society offer instructions while the Unity Garden organizes interactive activities in Petaluma that promote the connection according to the neighborhood.
Tools for permanent effects
The Sonoma Marin Saving Water Partnership offers ongoing programs with which residents can be reduced all year round. The Garden Sense initiative, which is now at the age of 11, offers home visits from Gärtnern by Sonoma County, which offer tailor -made landscape design.
Local kindergartens support Water Smart Plant Label's initiative and easily make it easier to identify plants that are suitable for the region's Mediterranean climate. These plants often use 70% to 90% less water than conventional lawns.
The qualified Water Efficient Landscaper (QWEL) program certifies experts in Smart Water Practices and ensures that homeowners find experts who design beautiful and efficient landscapes. In the meantime, the Challenge of the Dye Tab, part of the EPA-Fix, steers a leak week, to another water-saving opportunity that hides hidden leaks that can waste hundreds of gallons per month.
A future that is rooted in resistance
Why is that important? The California climate changes and this makes the need for more intelligent water management more urgent. The gardens show what works in this trip. They offer clear, tested strategies to use less water without giving up beauty or comfort.
The environmentally friendly garden tour is free and accessible to the public, although registration is required. For the Mother's Day weekend, it is a sensible way to spend time with the family and at the same time learn about sustainable life.
By visiting these gardens, meeting with local experts and seeing water-saving methods in action, the participants receive the tools and the inspiration that are necessary to build a more resilient future-one garden.