Lawn Replacements

07/15/2009 - 7:00pm
07/15/2009 - 8:00pm
Fees: 
Free
Instructor: 
Master Gardener Marianne Mueller
Location: 
West Valley Branch Library,  1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd., San Jose,  95117
Are you ready to trade in your thirsty lawn for a beautiful, water-wise landscape?  Your lawn replacement garden can be as low maintenance as any lawn, or you can create a garden where you will enjoy gardening on an ongoing basis.     Topics include: Removing part or all of a lawn in the easiest and most cost-effective way; Choosing water-wise plants from among the dazzling array of possibilities; Design considerations; When and how to plant; and How to maintain your new landscape.  This is a practical, how-to class, focused on the steps you'll take to successfully remove the lawn.    The presentation includes photographs and descriptions of plant categories and specific recommended plants, and photographs of great examples of landscapes that took the place of lawns.