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7 Superstars: Arboretum All-Stars that stand out!

Looking for standout performers of the Arboretum All-Stars? Based on her research, Karrie Reid, UC Cooperative Extension Environmental Horticulture Advisor, shares which All-Stars she would call “Superstars” based on their performance in low-water landscapes and adaptability to different climate zones.
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Training your roses to be more drought tolerant

Taylor Lewis, nursery manager for the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden, suggests that it is possible to train your roses to be more drought tolerant. His experience with roses and similar types of perennials and shrubs is that taking the time to keep them pruned back during their first summer pays dividends in water savings in the long term.
Jay Davison

Help prepare for the Governor’s statewide water reduction mandate

  • by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
If you didn’t feel the threat of this record-breaking drought affecting your life, that all changed on Wednesday with Governor Brown’s first ever issuance of a state of emergency drought declaration mandating statewide water reductions and calling for the replacement of 50 million square feet of lawns throughout California with drought-tolerant landscaping.
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