Cowboys & Indians

Forces of Nature

What’s one way you can reduce the maintenance requirements for your landscape? “Pick the right plant for the right place. For example, if you want a hedge to be 6 to 8 feet high, pick a plant that grows that high and leave it alone, rather than a plant that wants to grow 30 feet high and shear it constantly.”

“Water conservation starts with plant selection. In Santa Barbara, I pick plants that will give me the aesthetic I want that are low water demand and, preferably, high

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