Tag: drought
California Considers Recycling Sewage Water
CALIFORNIA—The severe drought affecting the state has prompted officials to consider recycling sewage water for tap water. This is a process that has been...
Eucalypti Are Innately Drought Tolerant
UNITED STATES—Drought is nothing new here. There could be plenty of rain next winter and for years afterward; but eventually, there will be another...
Governor Brown Demands Water-Use Reduction
SACRAMENTO—California Governor Jerry Brown has made the state's first-ever executive order mandating the reduction of water use.
The order is a response to the state's...
Cacti Have Bite Without Bark
UNITED STATES—The most inhospitable spots in the garden that no one wants to put any work into seem to be the domain of cacti,...
Drought Tolerance Versus Container Gardening
UNITED STATES—There are probably just as many reasons to not grow plants in containers as there are reasons to justify container gardening. Some potted...
Maintenance Gardeners Often Need Help
UNITED STATES―Even some of the most avid of garden enthusiasts get some of the work in the garden done by maintenance gardeners. In many...
This Parade Needs Some Rain
UNITED STATES—The lack or rain has really gotten serious! This winter so far has been the driest ever recorded. The past two winters had...