WaterSmart Makeover: Embracing a Low-water Garden in Carlsbad

When it comes to gardening, there are people who impulsively strike out on their own, cheerfully assured that all they need to do is choose some cool plants, put them in the ground and water them — and the results will be perfect harmony. And then there are others for whom research is part of the thrill and they couldn’t imagine not having the whole process mapped out.

Dean Williams is among the latter group of precise, organized and research-driven gardeners, one who is now joyful and enthusiastic in his achievement, especially because he had a plan and it worked.