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High water bills last summer convinced Scripps Ranch homeowners Meg Kafman and Norm Bornstein to pull out their lawn and plant water conservation landscaping.

High water bills last summer convinced Scripps Ranch homeowners Meg Kaufman and Norm Bornstein to pull out their lawn.

High water bills last summer convinced Scripps Ranch homeowners Meg Kaufman and Norm Bornstein to pull out their lawn.

Published on June 23, 2009

Jacobs and his crew transformed the Scripps Ranch backyard into a series of pathways with brightly-colored flowers with patches of green ground covering which will eventually spread to create a carpet-like appearance around the pathways.

Jacobs and his crew transformed the Scripps Ranch backyard into a series of pathways with brightly-colored flowers with patches of green ground covering which will eventually spread to create a carpet-like appearance around the pathways.

Published on June 23, 2009

Steve Jacobs is the president and project manager for Nature Designs Landscaping in Vista. Jacobs says Xeriscape can be green and full of beautiful plants.

Steve Jacobs is the president and project manager for Nature Designs Landscaping in Vista. Jacobs says Xeriscape can be green and full of beautiful plants.

Published on June 23, 2009

Xeriscape uses drought-tolerant and native plants which require much less water than lawns. Grass once dominated most of the 1500 square foot backyard instead of the drought-tolerant plants, flowers and pathways filling the space.

Xeriscape uses drought-tolerant and native plants which require much less water than lawns. Grass once dominated most of the 1500 square foot backyard instead of the drought-tolerant plants, flowers and pathways filling the space.

Published on June 23, 2009

Kafman and Bornstein use a smart irrigation controller and drip system to increase the efficiency of their water.

Kafman and Bornstein use a smart irrigation controller and drip system to increase the efficiency of their water.

Published on June 23, 2009

Jacobs converted a steep slope on the south side of the home from ice plant to a drought-tolerant bedding plant. He added burlap under the new bedding to prevent water from flowing down the slope onto the sidewalk and street below.

Jacobs converted a steep slope on the south side of the home from ice plant to a drought-tolerant bedding plant. He added burlap under the new bedding to prevent water from flowing down the slope onto the sidewalk and street below.

Published on June 23, 2009

It only took a few water bills last summer to change the attitudes of Scripps Ranch homeowners Meg Kaufman and Norm Bornstein. They pulled out their lawn and replaced it with water conservation landscaping.

It only took a few water bills last summer to change the attitudes of Scripps Ranch homeowners Meg Kaufman and Norm Bornstein. They pulled out their lawn and replaced it with water conservation landscaping.

Published on June 23, 2009

Jacobs says this landscaping requires no mowing, no edging and no weekly maintenance, just a little weeding and trimming about once per month.

Jacobs says this landscaping requires no mowing, no edging and no weekly maintenance, just a little weeding and trimming about once per month.

Published on June 23, 2009

Jacobs says people don't realize that you can irrigate slopes, ground covers, and their whole yard with a drip system.

Jacobs says people don't realize that you can irrigate slopes, ground covers, and their whole yard with a drip system.

Published on June 23, 2009

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