The Dreaded Mosquito! How To Stay Safe. July 13, 2017 // 6,021 Comments You have worked hard to conserve water and now you may have to work even harder to eliminate any mosquito breeding grounds [...]
What Is This Funny Colored Pipe? July 13, 2017 // 108 Comments Purple pipe is for recycled water that is not potable—meaning not for drinking. The water has been cleaned just enough so [...]
Cactus, Cactuses, Cacti—It’s All Good January 11, 2017 // 1,879 Comments Cactus are good! It’s time to get serious about cactus. Our drought conditions are likely to continue even with a [...]
Save the Trees! March 21, 2016 // 23 Comments Trees everywhere are dying. Combine the pests that are killing California oaks with the prolonged drought and other [...]
Save Water With Fresh Perspective February 6, 2016 // 1,658 Comments We’ve all worked hard to reduce our water usage in the garden. I thought I had done just about all I could [...]
El Nino Garden Realities January 7, 2016 // 94 Comments El Nino’s effects on the weather changes can be felt around the world. With or without an El Nino, we have to come [...]
The Garden Hose Dilemma December 12, 2015 // 2,530 Comments California is still in a drought and the current guidelines require that all garden hoses have a nozzle attached. [...]
To Fountain or Not to Fountain? That is the Question… October 5, 2015 // 32 Comments Should you have a water feature during the drought? During our extreme heat and drought where every drop of water [...]
El Nino – Friend or Foe? August 29, 2015 // 3,054 Comments El Nino’s effects on the weather changes can be felt around the world. With or without an El Nino, we have to come to [...]
California Is On Fire, Literally! August 16, 2015 // 1,826 Comments When I wrote this, there were more than 25 fires burning in our state and Gov. Brown declared 15 California [...]
Is Drought Shaming Good? August 5, 2015 // 3,271 Comments Is Drought Shaming Good? Drought shaming is the new social tool to stop water wasters. Or is it? The very word “shame” [...]
Will the Salton Sea Live or Die? June 20, 2015 // 2,604 Comments The drought in the southwest is pushing the Salton Sea—the largest lake in California–closer to death. The [...]
80/20 or 50/40/10 June 11, 2015 // 3,850 Comments Who’s using up California’s water? Some conservatives say it’s the tree huggers wasting it to save obscure species [...]
A Green Perspective on Grass May 27, 2015 // 2,819 Comments The California drought has put our lawns on the hot seat. Government wants the new California landscape to look very [...]
Battle of the Bottles–Starbucks vs. Nestle May 14, 2015 // 8,370 Comments California may be in the middle of a historic drought, but that hasn’t stopped the bottled water companies from [...]
Blame? And the answer is… May 12, 2015 // 1,722 Comments Our state’s population now exceeds 38 million, which is 12 million more than the next most populous state, Texas [...]
Frequently Asked Questions May 8, 2015 // 2,313 Comments I have been getting many questions and here are the most [...]
The California Drought is Serious May 7, 2015 // 27 Comments The California drought is serious. Our state’s mild climate has helped make California one of the top producing [...]
Future Water Wars – Mega Rich vs. Everybody Else April 24, 2015 // 2,880 Comments A few months ago, I visited East Porterville, a California town where hundreds of residents have no water—except for the [...]
Avocados – The New Caviar? April 24, 2015 // 1,931 Comments Avocado groves have long been a staple of my hometown of Fallbrook. The town even calls itself the Avocado Capital of the [...]
Rainbow vs. FPUD – Does it Really Matter? April 24, 2015 // 2,126 Comments For the most part, both Rainbow Municipal Water District and Fallbrook Public Utility District buy their water from the same [...]
Toto Toilets Go All In! April 24, 2015 // 275 Comments In Japan, many women are extremely private about their bodily functions. Because of this, they would flush the toilet [...]