Celebrate Spring Sustainably!
Written by SurfWriter Girls Sunny Magdaug and Patti Kishel
Spring is just the time to plant or update your Ocean Friendly Garden. The Surfrider Foundation has all the information you need to turn your garden into a beautiful oasis that lifts your spirits while protecting the environment with minimal water usage and pollution.
Surfrider's crew is onboard with tips for everything from choosing drought-tolerant, sustainable, native plants to installing a water system, going organic, using mulch, and composting.
Having the right water system and drainage in place is critical because everything drains to the ocean and that's where garden fertilizers and pesticides end up.
Using water safely and wisely is the key. Did you know that 70 percent of the water used in residential landscaping goes to your lawn? Typically, that's 45,000 gallons of water a year.
What's more, over
half of that water is often wasted because of over-watering and poor
drainage.
To find out how easy it is to have your own Ocean Friendly Garden, visit the Surfrider Foundation's website or contact your local chapter.
Surfrider volunteers can help you or your business have a landscape that's beautiful to see and good for the sea.
Sunny Magdaug and Patti
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