Blue Thumb

Okay, NOW we can Party! Garden Party day arrived – Saturday, October 13 – a perfect morning for a neighborhood project. Carmichael residents gathered to transform this traditional front yard into a Blue Thumb yard. I think many of you Blue Th...

It’s time to Party! The Blue Thumb Garden Party was the pinnacle of this year’s exciting Blue Thumb Neighbors Program, sponsored by the Regional Water Authority and Carmichael Water District. My Green Gardener hat is tipped to Christine Koh...

Going Grey I’m embracing the grey by choosing my fifteen favorite low water plants for Sacramento landscapes. Ok, they aren’t all grey. But a good portion of low water plants do look grey or bluish. And fuzzy. Lots of them … Continue read...

Last month, we showed you our drainage plan, some photos of the drainage connections made to the three major areas requiring changes to the drainage pattern, the hardscape details that we accomplished and the connections to the drainage system for &#82...

Well it finally happened. One blissful day I was without a water meter, the next day it was here. At least the next irrigation class I take will not include that embarrassing moment of being the only person in the … Continue reading →

Any day now the nights are going to be cooler, or so we’re promised. We’re already seeing the daylight hours shrinking. After all, the official “first day of fall” is only 13 days away – September 22. Speaking for myself, … ...

Last month, we tried to show how the contractor involved himself in our planning and the major processes we engaged in to get our project “in the ground”.  Large areas in the front and the rear of the home required … Continue reading →

Ditching the Lawn? Join Our Blue Thumb Revolution! Where to Start OK!!! I hear you. So many of you want to ditch your lawn and go water wise. We heard this story over and over at the 2012 Fair Oaks … Continue reading →

Inviting Water to Stay: Two Ways to Summer Savings at Home A Design Aside It’s summer and I’ve had water on my mind lately. Camping minus water makes it a little more precious, brings my personal water use into sharper … Continue reading →

Have you met Don Smith, the City of Folsom’s Water Management Coordinator? I wish I could clone him because we need more Don Smiths in this wonderful world of water. He can explain how to use water efficiently in our … Continue reading →