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Periodic updates about the Summer-Dry Project as we add more photos and plant descriptions

5 08, 2021

Summer Dry August 2021 Newsletter

2024-06-27T19:27:58-07:00Categories: Newsletters|Tags: |

Summer Dry August 2021 Newsletter Greetings! On hot August afternoons we may abandon our tools early and head for the hammock with a glass of iced tea. Fortunately, except for deep watering, which even mature trees may need following a record-dry winter, most gardening chores are best postponed until cooler weather and shorter days. Now is the perfect time to relax in the shade with a view of the garden and refine our plans for fall._ _~Saxon Holt and Nora Harlow _ Blog Post: Teucrium | If you’re looking for a deer-resistant plant that checks all the boxes, you may

19 07, 2021

July News from Summer-Dry

2024-06-27T19:23:48-07:00Categories: Newsletters|Tags: , |

Greetings! High summer is upon us, a month or so early this year it seems, with springtime bloomers already gone and summer flowers at their glorious best. Sit back and enjoy it. Lazy summer days are the well-deserved fruits of our hard work!  * *~Saxon Holt and Nora Harlow  * Blog Post: Lion's Tail The nectar-rich, bright orange, tubular flowers of lion's tail seem specifically designed for hummingbirds and their aromatic leaves are repellent to deer. Blooming from late spring through fall, this South African native blends perfectly with many shrubs and perennials native to summer-dry climates. Read the full

8 01, 2021

The Book – Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates

2024-07-03T11:47:30-07:00Categories: Blog, Newsletters|Tags: |

Do you already know you want to buy an autographed copy ? Click Here.  Autographed by Nora and SaxonDo you want to know why you want to own this book (and order from the author direct)? Read on:At its core, Gardening in Summer-Dry Climates encourages gardeners to understand and work in harmony with their region. By choosing naturally occurring, climate-appropriate plants, gardeners can promote healthier ecosystems and make a difference from their own backyards.Working with rather than against the summer-dry climate means reducing impact on water supplies and creating spaces that attract and sustain wildlife. It means taking a step back, letting nature assert itself in the garden,

9 02, 2017

Newsletter 2 February 2017

2024-06-27T19:26:21-07:00Categories: Newsletters|

This is the second newsletter since Summer-Dry was launched two years ago, so those of you who might have been looking for this update expecting news have not missed anything directly, though there have been about 40 plant descriptions posted to the blog. The initial phase of the site has been a success in simply luring Nora Harlow to write the plant descriptions and getting Dave Fujino of California Center for Urban Horticulture to help us apply for a grant to upgrade the WUCOLS database. That grant application to California Department of Water Resources (DWR) seeks to add photos and plant descriptions

8 01, 2015

Newsletter 1 January 2015

2024-06-27T19:20:31-07:00Categories: Blog, Newsletters|

It's a New Year, the first year of the Summer-Dry Project.  In California we are happy to report we had heavy rains in early December but a bit nervous that it has not rained in 3 weeks. So it is with the Project, launched with much excitement last year but awaiting fresh energy to expand the database to include garden photos all nursery plants available in California according to the WUCOLS. Soon we hope to have Nora Harlow, the Project Director and author of the EBMUD book, Plants and Landscapes for Summer-Dry Climates as our resident expert who will add posts

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