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Tree Selection and Planting with Tyler Storey, Garden and Landscape Coach 5:30 pm 7:30 pm, October 1, 2009 Tyler teaches how to select, site, and correctly plant trees for the low-water-landscape. More info at www.peoriaaz.gov/utilities

A water garden could be either natural or artificial but there are two things, which bring them together – the adding of some kind of water gardening feature and the existence of water forming the central theme. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, a legendary garden of ancient times, brought into play a prominent water gardening [...]

Learn how a Los Angeles gardener has designed and constructed a system to collect water for his garden and landscape. From the Southwest Yard & Garden series.

When it comes to showers vs. baths, there is strong opposition on each side as well as valid arguments for both. It’s not an easy decision to make, but at least there are some things that can help both causes to conserve a bit of water.
In order to conserve water in a shower, you can [...]

If you don’t live in Southern England, chances are that you might not have noticed the water shortage problem in the UK, but you might have heard of the hosepipe ban and were left puzzled by London’s Mayor Ken Livingstone plea to Londoners to stop flushing the lavatory after relieving themselves! Two unusually dry winters [...]

Another way to limit the amount of water used in the shower is to switch to a low flow showerhead. Low flow showerheads available on the market today are emitting amounts of water as low as one gallon per minute. Older showerheads can emit as much as five or more gallons per minute. Those with [...]

Even people that seem to understand that our water is not sanitary enough to be drinking can sometimes be heard to ask is tap water safe for bathing and showering?  The primary reason that it is not is because of the chlorine that is present, along with the THMs that the chlorine disinfection process produces.
The [...]

Many people think that landscaping is a great way to preserve water. On the other hand, most critics challenge this fact by saying that landscaping is the number one water consumer. This is because they believe that the more [...]

Our body as a site of joy requires protection and intervention. And to keep our body protective from various diseases we have become self organized around the themes of cleanliness, freshness and fitness. For cleanliness, regeneration and care of our body, we need leisurely bathing and showering in clean and healthy water. In other words, [...]

The bathroom may not look like a dangerous place but it can be home to all manner of disaster. Every year hundreds of ceilings collapse due to insufficient protection from water damage. Many people do not understand the seriousness of water damage and the importance of protecting your bathroom walls and floor from exposure to [...]