It’s summer! This is the garden’s harshest and most challenging season of the year, Southern California’s gardening equivalent to winter in most parts of the country. Pay close attention to how much, how long and how often to water different kinds of plants in your garden. Your goal is to water just right — not […]
Set down roots, water a tree and help bring shade to the city through La Mesa’s free tree program. The City of La Mesa is offering free trees to residents who have public right-of-ways located in front of their property. Public right-of-ways are the small strips of land between the sidewalk and street that often […]
It was awesome to see so many local elected officials finally have their “aha!” moment on the South Bay sewage nightmare in June and complain so loudly and uniformly that the federal government’s response has been woefully inadequate. But any inclination to start handing out kudos should be tempered by a reality that in retrospect seems unfathomable: […]
The slope of a 1920s La Mesa home went from a drab lawn to lush floral color with climate-appropriate plants, winning recognition from the Helix Water District as the runner-up in its 2023 WaterSmart Landscape Contest.
50 Tasks to Tackle in the August Garden, From Frequent Harvesting to Thoughtful Watering
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Nan StermanIt’s summer! This is the garden’s harshest and most challenging season of the year, Southern California’s gardening equivalent to winter in most parts of the country. Pay close attention to how much, how long and how often to water different kinds of plants in your garden. Your goal is to water just right — not […]
La Mesa Offers Free Trees to Residents in Areas with Public Right-of-Ways
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /SDNewsby Elaine AlfaroSet down roots, water a tree and help bring shade to the city through La Mesa’s free tree program. The City of La Mesa is offering free trees to residents who have public right-of-ways located in front of their property. Public right-of-ways are the small strips of land between the sidewalk and street that often […]
Opinion: How Can EPA Care More About Minor Sewage Woes in San Francisco than Disaster in San Diego?
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /The San Diego Union Tribuneby The San Diego Union Tribune Editorial BoardIt was awesome to see so many local elected officials finally have their “aha!” moment on the South Bay sewage nightmare in June and complain so loudly and uniformly that the federal government’s response has been woefully inadequate. But any inclination to start handing out kudos should be tempered by a reality that in retrospect seems unfathomable: […]
Lush Landscape Recognized as Runner-Up in Helix Landscape Contest
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News NetworkThe slope of a 1920s La Mesa home went from a drab lawn to lush floral color with climate-appropriate plants, winning recognition from the Helix Water District as the runner-up in its 2023 WaterSmart Landscape Contest.