Cultivating Beautiful Landscapes with Water-Wise Gardening Practices
This is a list of Evergreen Thumb episodes related to Water Conservation. WSU Extension Master Gardener volunteers teach water-wise gardening practices to reduce the amount of water needed for healthy landscapes to ensure there is plenty of water in our lakes, streams, rivers, and aquifers.
Water is a limited resource and should be used appropriately. Clean water, especially water that is usable by humans for consumption, is a non-renewable resource. It is estimated that home landscapes can triple the average homeowner’s water consumption during the growing season. Using water-conserving design principles coupled with efficient irrigation delivery systems all play a role in water conservation.
For additional information on how WSU Extension Master Gardeners are helping to create vibrant, sustainable gardens with smart water use, visit the WSU Extension Master Gardener program website.
WSU’s Teaching Professor of Horticulture Austin Little joins host Erin Hoover to talk about irrigation strategies to keep your plants healthy & thriving while conserving water.
In part four of our Program Priority Series we discuss local food. Evergreen Thumb Host Erin Hoover shares how much of a difference it makes to the health of an individual as well as to the health of our environment when our food is produced locally.
In part one of our “Gardening Myths” series, host Erin Hoover separates fact from fiction on some widely believed plant remedies and techniques.
It’s been a whole year! Host Erin Hoover recaps fan favorite episodes and questions she has been asked in this special anniversary episode.
Valorie Savisky joins us to chat about what successful rain gardens are and how to build them in the PNW.
Elaine Jamerson, a Kittitas County WSU Extension Master Gardener, joins us to talk about the Xeriscape garden they installed last year.