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At Balboa Park, city parks director picks waterwise lawn

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on May 3, 2009 at 6:42 am

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

At Balboa Park, the yard at the 80-year-old Fire Alarm Building has become a showcase for how to turn a traditional lawn into a drought-friendly landscape. The stucco building, which is tucked away on the park’s west side at the foot of Balboa Drive, houses the office of Stacey LoMedico, city parks director.

LoMedico thought it was about time to stop watering the lawn – given the drought and the city’s call for residents to ease up on irrigation.

Over the past six weeks, city employees ripped out the turf, modified the irrigation system, put down redwood bark mulch and created a pathway made of decomposed granite from a San Diego quarry. The mulch, called “gorilla hair,” is known for keeping weeds away and the gravelly granite will allow rainwater to filter into the ground instead of running off into storm drains, LoMedico said.

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May 3, 2009 · Filed Under Drought Tolerant Landscaping, San Diego

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