Pat Hermés loves a garden project. None, she says, has been more fun than the iris swale she created. A swale, a pretty word for ditch or trench, carries and slows runoff water, improving its ...

Winter is just around the corner and for us Santa Cruzans, that means rain. Excessive downfalls can wreak havoc on landscapes, causing expensive damage that could take weeks to repair and restore.

We are witnessing how rainwater flows over concrete gardens, or pavements and other hard surfaces that cover areas that were once covered with grass and vegetation. Rainwater flows over these hard ...

Does the changing climate influence not only your plant choices but also your landscape design decisions and considerations for good drainage? To adapt to more frequent intense rainfall events, ...