Monthly Archives: July 2015

The overflow from a 205-gallon rain tank goes into the rain garden and feeds a drip line that waters a bed of hummingbird sage.

A classic palette of California natives includes manzanita, ceanothus, buckwheat, seaside daisies, deer grass, salvias, poppies, and native milkweed for monarchs. A thick blanket of recycled wood mulch keeps the young plantings moist.

Downspouts on either side of the house were directed into a channel planted as a rain garden.

3 months after installation

3 months after installation

3 months after installation

Decomposed granite sitting area, just after installation

New landscape installation. A classic palette of California natives includes manzanita, ceanothus, buckwheat, seaside daisies, deer grass, salvias, poppies, and native milkweed for monarchs. A thick blanket of recycled wood mulch keeps the young plantings moist.

Turf area before rain garden installation

Turf area before rain garden installation

Turf was replaced with drought-tolerant plants, an expanded patio area and a recirculating fountain.

1,292 square feet of turf was removed

Downspouts are diverted to a gravel-lined infiltration trench that circles and irrigates a planting bed around a new fountain.