Movie of the Week! August 16, 2010

Greening the Desert Part II (Including Part I) - Greening the Middle East



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Comment by Dandarius on August 20, 2010 at 7:48pm
Are you a member of the SLO Group? If not you should join it and then 'send message to group' with your inquiry. Also you can do a blog post with more specifics about what you are seeking and working on so other members can more easily view it and respond.

Great PDF on the Water Friendly Landscaping - we will post it as a resource on the main page. Thank you
Comment by Rootamental on August 20, 2010 at 6:59pm
Who in the city do I contact about landscape retrofit incentives here in SLO?
We are into making our space better.
Check out this "Water-Friendly Landscaping"
http://www.swrcb.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/climate/docs/061709_w...

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