New Guide for Maintaining Low Water Use Landscaping

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The Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership has published a guide for home owners new to maintaining a low water use landscape. The guide titled “Water Smart Gardens Maintenance Manual” (Manual) is an easy to use, step-by-step instruction manual on how to care for and maintain the plants, drip irrigation systems, and green features offered in the Water Smart Landscape Design Templates which are free, open source landscape plans.

The Manual will set home gardeners up for success with a foundation of knowledge and principles that reduce the need for resources and upkeep. The Manual includes a calendar of when to do what in the garden like when to weed and when to prune for plant health. Instructions on how and what to prune are also included along with irrigation system setup and programming.

“The Maintenance Manual, along with the Landscape Design Templates, are a great resource for the community to build and maintain beautiful, eco-friendly landscapes that will thrive with less water and resources. These are great tools to help us adapt to our changing climate,” said Sonoma County Supervisor and Sonoma Water Board member Lynda Hopkins.

The Water Smart Gardens Maintenance Manual can be downloaded free on the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership website at www.savingwaterpartnership.org

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Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership represents 13 water utilities in Sonoma and Marin counties who have joined together to provide a regional approach to water use efficiency. The utilities are the Cities of Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Petaluma, Sonoma, Cotati, Healdsburg, Cloverdale; North Marin and Valley of the Moon Water Districts, Marin Water, Town of Windsor, California American Water - Larkfield and Sonoma Water. Visit us on the Web at www.savingwaterpartnership.org

Contact Information:  
Barry Dugan
Sonoma Water
(707) 331-2040 
barry.dugan@scwa.ca.gov