Look up water wise plants for Santa Cruz County. This online resource produced by the Santa Cruz County Water Conservation Coalition provides plant list recommendations for lawn substitutes, low maintenance shrubs and trees, erosion control plants, California natives, and other low-water use perrennials. The website also provides pictures of local garden examples of front yards, back yards, hillsides, parking strips, borders and entries.
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