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Waterwise Gardening - a book review

Waterwise Gardening: Everything You Need To Know About Efficient Watering to Grow a Healthy Yard by Richard Restuccia Published by Rizzoli, 2025 I would guess that watering is the major issue that most gardeners grapple with, especially novice gardeners. I know from working at the nursery that the majority of questions and issues we get stem from either watering too much or not watering enough.  Many people in our area have sprinkler systems and I'm sure that can be a good thing if used properly but I feel that they primarily keep the lawns green but fall short for landscape plants. Especially when it comes to trees and larger plants, the timing and amounts are not satisfactory for many plants. I often hear people say that their sprinklers are set to come on every day - yikes! And there are those who did not water because it "rained" when it actually drizzled.  The best thing to do in this situation is to have a xeric garden but that would mean sacrificing favorite plant...

Falling leaves



Maple leaves on Colorado Blue Spruce

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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  1. Oh my! What gorgeous colors! Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Red, Blue and White perfect colors to celebrate Vetrans Day.

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  3. Beautiful. And that could easily be your holiday greeting card too. Hope you are having a good day.

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  4. great photo - i agree - it would make a great christmas card.

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  5. Hope your weekend is splendid Phillip~Beautiful fallen leaves!

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