Mark your calendar: Water Efficient Landscape tour
The Cucamonga Valley Water District will host their first Water Efficient Landscape Tour to educate residents about the value and beauty of water saving landscapes.
More than 150 participants will take the self-guided tour, which is the first of its kind in this region, to learn how they can make changes in their yards to conserve water.
The tour begins at 10 a.m. at Saturday at CVW, 10440 Ashford St., and concuding at 12:30 at the Maloof Foundation Discovery Garden, 5131 Carnelian St., Rancho Cucamonga.
Participants will begin at CVWD where they will pick up tour materials, including maps and water efficient landscape resources.
They will visit up to nine examples of low-water using landscapes throughout Rancho Cucamonga, including four residential landscapes that were previously selected as winners for CVWD's Landscape Recognition Program.
Additionally, participants will visit an elementary school and several City medians and greenbelts, and finish the day at the Maloof Discovery Garden with a reception and guided tours of their remarkable demonstration garden.
By viewing multiple examples of attractive, water saving landscapes, participants will be inspired to make improvements in their own landscapes which will result in water and money savings.
For more information about CVWD, please visit www.cvwdwater.com or call (909) 987-2591.
From what I saw, this inaugural landscape tour hosted by the CVWD was a success. Featured destinations included the Highland Ave. Greenbelt, part of the Pacific Trail, West side of Haven Ave. (between 210 and Baseline), Victoria Groves Elementary, along with several private residences' gardens.
For the participants, the CVWD staff provided a resource binder full of how-to information, two DVDs, plant lists and botanical details, which is a good keep-sake for future reference.
The take-away for me was that there were so many options to create a water-efficient or low-water landscape that could look just like any other lush yard/patio.
The tour culminated at a light lunch and leisure visit at the beautiful Maloof Garden. What a wonderful way to spend a Saturday!
I truly enjoyed this event.
I recently moved to Rancho Cucamonga about a year and a half ago and didn't know what would work best in my yard.
The CVWD did a tremendous job educating me on drought tolerant plants. They provided a booklet with maps, plant lists/info and design ideas!