The Xeriscaping Style Xeriscaping is a way of landscaping based on principles of low water consumption. The style originated in the arid Southwest, but has been adapted for other regions of the country. It includes elements such as drought tolerant plantings and materials other than grass or sod for lawn...
Improving Irrigation Coverage
Why is Coverage So Poor? Conventional irrigation systems perform at about 60% efficiency, mostly due the need for coverage over irregularly shaped areas. This leads to lawns with brown spots, certain plants out performing other s in summer heat, overspray onto hardscape surfaces, or a few shrubs hogging water. There are a...
Seattle ECA Regulations Changed in 2017
What Is an ECA? Washington state law requires local governments to designate Environmentally Critical Areas (ECA), to help manage the impacts of development in sensitive areas. In our city, ECAs fall into five different categories: wetlands, fish and wildlife habitat conservation areas, geologic hazard areas, flood prone areas, and abandoned...