Plant Care

AB-1572
Smart Water Living: Urban Water Use Efficiency in SoCal: Article

Proyecto de ley de la Asamblea (AB) 1572 (2023-2024): Comprensión de la Nueva Ley sobre el Uso del Agua y el Césped no Funcional

June 23, 2025
By Esther N Lofton
AB 1572 es una ley de California que tiene como objetivo conservar el agua potable al prohibir su uso para regar césped no funcional en ciertas áreas. El césped no funcional se refiere al césped que no tiene un propósito real; no se usa para deportes, juegos o recreación, como el césped a lo largo de las…
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Smart Water Living: Urban Water Use Efficiency in SoCal: Article

Assembly Bill (AB) 1572 (2023–2024): Understanding the New Law on Water Use and Nonfunctional Turf

June 20, 2025
By Esther N Lofton
AB 1572 is a California law that aims to conserve drinking water (potable water) by prohibiting its use for watering non-functional grass (turf) in certain areas. Nonfunctional turf refers to grass that serves no real purpose; it’s not used for sports, play, or recreation, such as grass along roads, in…
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Watering

Want to save water? Learn about watering of vegetables,trees and more. Here is information on gardening with graywater and using recycled water .
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flower
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Pruning Camellia

 Scientific Name Camellia japonica; C. sasanqua; C. sinensis Special Considerations: Japonica buds set in later summer and bloom later from Winter to Spring.Sasanqua buds set in late summer and rest and open in the late fall to early winter.Sinensis buds set in the summer and bloom in the fall.The…
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crape myrtle
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Pruning Crape Myrtle

 Scientific Name Lagerstroemia The natural habit of Crape Myrtles is to produce multiple trunks. However, they may be trained to become a single trunk tree. Trees with multiple trunks develop a wider canopy and carry a larger number of blossoms. However, single-trunk trees still produce a profusion of…
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fuchsia
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Pruning Fuchsia

 Scientific Name Fuchsia spp. Fuchsia are susceptible to frost damage. Therefore, this guide recommends pruning in mid-March, after the threat of freezing temperatures has passed. However, some Marin locations seldom freeze at night, and some fuchsia varieties are very hardy. If frost damage is not an…
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hydrangea quercifolia
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Pruning Hydrangea - Mophead, Lacecap & Oakleaf Varieties

 Scientific Name H. macrophylla; H. serrata; H. aspera; H. quercifolia These hydrangea varieties bloom in the early spring on wood that formed during the previous growing season. Pruning is best performed in mid-summer, after the peak of the bloom. This timing is important, because it allows the plant…
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hydrangea paniculata
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Pruning Hydrangea - Panicle & Smooth Varieties

 Scientific Name H. paniculata; H. arborescens These hydrangea varieties begin to bloom in the mid-summer on wood that forms during the current growing season. They can bloom well into the fall. Pruning is best performed during the winter, before new growth begins.Removing spent blooms at the base can…
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loropetalum
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Pruning Loropetalum

 Scientific Name Loropetalum chinense Loropetalum have two blooming cycles. They begin flowering in late winter (usually February) on old wood that formed during the previous growing season and cover themselves in masses of blossoms through March. They then bloom sporadically throughout the summer on…
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pittosporum
UC Marin Master Gardeners: Document

Pruning Pittosporum

 Scientific Name Pittosporum tobira Although the focus of this guide is on pruning, some gardeners shear their pittosporum. If a gardener chooses this method, then, just as for pruning, shearing should occur after the spring bloom. Shearing in the winter removes the flower buds. Pittosporum are…
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