During the stay-at-home days of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the six members of the Veigel family found themselves with time on their hands and a list of household projects to catch up on. Among them ...

The Water-Wise Landscape of the Month competition is now underway in San Luis Obispo. The City of SLO is celebrating those who embrace water-wise landscaping with a competition once a month through ...

Don’t call it xeriscaping. Colorado Springs Utilities doesn’t. “Not only Utilities but across the state, more and more people are moving away from ‘xeriscaping,’” said Lisa Pace, the agency’s water ...

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Effective landscaping can do more than beautify home exteriors. It creates outdoor living spaces and interacts with sun and other elements to provide shade and windbreak where it's needed most. The ...

The state has tried to push communities to adopt water conservation ordinances governing new construction, including making ...

The first WaterWise Garden Recognition Contest was launched this spring to celebrate attractive and water-efficient residential gardens in Santa Barbara County. The Santa Barbara County Water Agency ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The 2022 WaterWise Garden Recognition Contest launched this spring to recognize beautiful, water-efficient residential gardens ...

The city of San Luis Obispo is looking to reward community members with water-wise landscaping as the statewide drought continues. How are they going to do that? A good, old-fashioned competition.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- People in Spokane interested in learning eco-friendly and native landscaping are invited to a special series beginning Wednesday. Water Wise Spokane, a community organization ...