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22 Dec 2024
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What grows in shady area?

While having a well-shaded yard or a shady area of your yard can seem limiting, there’s a wealth of options for perennial plants that are shade-tolerant or require shade to thrive. And while hostas are a go-to shade plant, notable for being a rugged and low-maintenance grower, there are plenty of other easy-care perennials that will have it made in the shade! 

If you have a shady area that could use a little visual excitement, start with this list of 10 vibrant and vigorous plants that grow really well in the shade.

  1. Heuchera spp. (Coral Bells)
  2. Lamium Maculatum (Dead Nettle)
  3. Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower)
  4. Pulmonaria (Lungwort)
  5. Astilbe
  6. Digitalis (Foxglove)
  7. Hakonechloa (Japanese forest grass)
  8. Primula (Primrose)
  9. Euphorbia (Spurge)
  10. Alchemilla (Lady’s mantle)
17 Nov 2024
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Winter Irrigation Preparation

In most areas one would shut down the irrigation either from the back flow or controller in the winter months. But considering the Bay Area weather one must understand that were at the peak of a drought with very minimal rains. Adjusting the irrigation schedule is vital to your garden especially during the colder months. Reducing irrigation programs and frequencies is often required since plant require less water in the winter.

29 Jan 2024
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Water Management

Making water conservation a way of life is critical to the long-term economic and environmental sustainability of Santa Clara County, which is prone to multi-year droughts and resulting water shortages. In June of 2023, Valley Water Board adopted and declared that continued water conservation should be a way of life in our area. Water should be treated as a limited resource and not misused, even during non-drought periods. Our goal is to ensure continued water conservation and sustainable water supplies.