San Diegans Offered Ways To Save Water By Remaking Their Yards

Credit: San Diego County Water Authority

Above: A San Diego County yard after a water-wise yard makeover.

Aired 6/19/14 on KPBS Midday Edition.

San Diego County Water Authority Offering Classes For Low-Water Yard Makeovers

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Carlos Michelon, principal water resources specialist with the San Diego County Water Authority

Nan Sterman, garden journalist and host of the KPBS show "A Growing Passion"

With California in an unprecedented drought, San Diego residents are being asked to limit outdoor watering this summer to three days a week.

The San Diego County Water Authority wants only overnight irrigation, and officials are urging residents to change their landscaping to reduce water use. But that's easier said than done.

What plants do you choose? What kind of water system will you need? Will your property still look good without that old water-guzzling lawn?

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San Diegans Offered Ways To Save Water By Remaking Their Yards