Status: U Return-Path: Received: from mx-mcdonald.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([127.0.0.1]) by mx-mcdonald.atl.sa.earthlink.net (EarthLink SMTP Server) with SMTP id 1miNu75013Nl36F0; Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:39:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from wsmarth-hairy.pas.sa.earthlink.net ([207.217.120.115]) by mx-mcdonald.atl.sa.earthlink.net (EarthLink SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 1miNu67nJ3Nl36F0 for ; Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:39:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from domrl-ground.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([207.69.231.199]) by wsmarth-hairy.pas.sa.earthlink.net with smtp (Exim 3.36 #4) id 1MInTy-0002vz-00 for merileek@earthlink.net; Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:39:02 -0700 X-ELNK-Loop: merileek@kerncommunications.com Received: from dukecmmtar03.coxmail.com ([68.99.120.44]) by domrl-ground.atl.sa.earthlink.net (EarthLink SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 1miNtU1tW3Nl5vF0 for ; Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:38:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from merilee07cf8a9 ([68.15.13.44]) by dukecmmtar03.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.7.05.02.00 201-2174-114-20060621) with SMTP id <20090622173108.KJB11128.dukecmmtar03.coxmail.com@merilee07cf8a9>; Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:31:08 -0400 Message-ID: <07A481D903BC49F7BD0B68F763095407@merilee07cf8a9> Reply-To: "Merilee:::Kern Communications" From: "Merilee:::Kern Communications" To: "'Steve Jacobs'" , "Chris Herman" , Subject: Ventura County Star placement Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:39:04 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_08C0_01C9F325.A9EB27F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-ELNK-Received-Info: spv=0; X-ELNK-AV: 0 X-ELNK-Info: sbv=0; sbrc=.0; sbf=0b; sbw=010; This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_08C0_01C9F325.A9EB27F0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_08C1_01C9F325.A9EB27F0" ------=_NextPart_001_08C1_01C9F325.A9EB27F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jun/21/garden-tips/ Garden tips: June 21, 2009 By From staff reports=20 Sunday, June 21, 2009=20 Good information these days: There are a number of thrifty ways to = manage a garden and landscape to ensure it looks good and flourishes = while also costing less to maintain.=20 Lawn and garden, irrigation and horticulture expert Steve Jacobs, = president of San Diego-based Nature Designs Landscaping, offers ways to = save money, and details what can be skipped, when planting and managing = a yard this year.=20 - Plant perennials instead of annuals. Annuals are short-lived, use = excessive water and must be replaced, while there is a large selection = of drought-tolerant perennials that can live for many years and offer = plenty of beautiful color. - Eliminate lawn where you are not using it. Lawns are one of the most = intensive maintenance and water-consuming plantings in a landscape, = requiring weekly mowing, edging and recurrent irrigation.=20 - Leave lawn clippings; don't bag. Many lawn mowers have a recycling = feature that allows you to mow without bagging the clippings. Lawn = clippings contain water and nutrients that can benefit your lawn. The = result is a need for less water and fertilizer, and you don't need to = pay for debris removal or dumping. - Prune naturally instead of formally. When you prune for the natural = growth habit of the plant, you will reduce the amount of pruning needed = per year, resulting in decreased costs. Hedging and balling your plants = will create a need for frequent pruning, and the tools and/or = professional landscape maintenance services that goes with it. - Cut back on water. Reduce your watering schedule to the bare minimum = required to keep the yard and garden healthy. Overwatering can cause = excessive growth, requiring even more maintenance, a higher water bill = and a greater instance of disease that will require further = intervention. - Identify and rectify irrigation problems. By keeping an eye on the = condition of your irrigation system, including leaks, overspray, broken = heads, incorrect water pressure and trajectory problems, you can reduce = your water costs while also avoiding water damage to your home. - Apply a groundcover mulch to cut down on weeds - and the need to = purchase weedkillers and the time to apply - and water usage. Mulch = creates a barrier so weed seed has a hard time germinating. It also adds = organic matter to your soil and insulates the ground, which reduces the = soil temperature and evaporation of soil moisture. - Select drought-tolerant plants. These plants, like the Mediterranean = and native variety, will use less water and can require very little = maintenance. - Put the right plant in the right spot. Install plants that can grow to = maturity where they are planted with minimal care or pruning. Such "zone = appropriate" planting will ensure the plant or tree won't outgrow its = space and need to be frequently pruned or, worse, relocated at risk of = losing the plant altogether. - Apply fertilizer modestly. Fertilize only as needed based on the = requirements of your individual plants. If you have good soil, some of = your plants may need little or no fertilizer. Not only is = overfertilizing expensive and time-consuming, it can also require more = water and cause excessive growth, resulting in increased maintenance = needs. An overabundance of nitrogen and other fertilizer ingredients can = also readily kill the plant material on which it was applied. - For more information, visit http://www.naturedesigns.net. ------=_NextPart_001_08C1_01C9F325.A9EB27F0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
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Garden tips: June 21, 2009

By From=20 staff reports
Sunday, June 21, 2009

 

Good information these days: There are a number of thrifty ways to = manage a=20 garden and landscape to ensure it looks good and flourishes while also = costing=20 less to maintain.

Lawn and garden, irrigation and horticulture expert Steve Jacobs, = president=20 of San Diego-based Nature Designs = Landscaping, offers=20 ways to save money, and details what can be skipped, when planting and = managing=20 a yard this year.

- Plant perennials instead of annuals. Annuals are short-lived, use = excessive=20 water and must be replaced, while there is a large selection of = drought-tolerant=20 perennials that can live for many years and offer plenty of beautiful = color.

- Eliminate lawn where you are not using it. Lawns are one of the = most=20 intensive maintenance and water-consuming plantings in a landscape, = requiring=20 weekly mowing, edging and recurrent irrigation.

- Leave lawn clippings; don=92t bag. Many lawn mowers have a = recycling feature=20 that allows you to mow without bagging the clippings. Lawn clippings = contain=20 water and nutrients that can benefit your lawn. The result is a need for = less=20 water and fertilizer, and you don=92t need to pay for debris removal or=20 dumping.

- Prune naturally instead of formally. When you prune for the natural = growth=20 habit of the plant, you will reduce the amount of pruning needed per = year,=20 resulting in decreased costs. Hedging and balling your plants will = create a need=20 for frequent pruning, and the tools and/or professional landscape = maintenance=20 services that goes with it.

- Cut back on water. Reduce your watering schedule to the bare = minimum=20 required to keep the yard and garden healthy. Overwatering can cause = excessive=20 growth, requiring even more maintenance, a higher water bill and a = greater=20 instance of disease that will require further intervention.

- Identify and rectify irrigation problems. By keeping an eye on the=20 condition of your irrigation system, including leaks, overspray, broken = heads,=20 incorrect water pressure and trajectory problems, you can reduce your = water=20 costs while also avoiding water damage to your home.

- Apply a groundcover mulch to cut down on weeds =97 and the need to = purchase=20 weedkillers and the time to apply =97 and water usage. Mulch creates a = barrier so=20 weed seed has a hard time germinating. It also adds organic matter to = your soil=20 and insulates the ground, which reduces the soil temperature and = evaporation of=20 soil moisture.

- Select drought-tolerant plants. These plants, like the = Mediterranean and=20 native variety, will use less water and can require very little = maintenance.

- Put the right plant in the right spot. Install plants that can grow = to=20 maturity where they are planted with minimal care or pruning. Such = =93zone=20 appropriate=94 planting will ensure the plant or tree won=92t outgrow = its space and=20 need to be frequently pruned or, worse, relocated at risk of losing the = plant=20 altogether.

- Apply fertilizer modestly. Fertilize only as needed based on the=20 requirements of your individual plants. If you have good soil, some of = your=20 plants may need little or no fertilizer. Not only is overfertilizing = expensive=20 and time-consuming, it can also require more water and cause excessive = growth,=20 resulting in increased maintenance needs. An overabundance of nitrogen = and other=20 fertilizer ingredients can also readily kill the plant material on which = it was=20 applied.

=97 For more information, visit http://www.naturedesigns.net.

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