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A Beautiful Long Beach Landscape is not
grass
It is an alternative to water-thirsty
lawns. It may include “outdoor rooms” for dining and
entertainment, walkways, patios, play areas, mulch, or
rock. It definitely includes beautiful plants that
thrive in our semi-arid Long Beach climate. These
gardens conserve water, are beautiful, create habitat
for wonderful wildlife such as hummingbirds and
butterflies and reduce or eliminate runoff and the need
for fertilizers, chemicals and constant maintenance.
Talk about win, win, win, win, win! BLBLs are
beautiful landscapes that come in many different themes
and styles. What defines them in a basic sense is they...
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Use
much less water (this usually
means ditching the grass)
- Create wildlife habitat (we're not talking about
cougars.. how about hummingbirds lizards, and butterflies?)
- Require very little maintenance (What?! No mowing or sod
replacement? That’s great!)
- Use little or no chemicals (don’t have to kill the
crab grass with chemicals that arm
the sand crabs)
- Allow little to no runoff (contribute to ocean pollution no longer).
Then you’ll have your very own Beautiful Long
Beach Landscape. We, at the LBWD, look at all of these
factors and agree it seems to improve quality of life as
well. Who knew your lawn could bring unbridled happiness
AND the well being of Long Beach!?!
*unbridled happiness not guaranteed* |
Grass needs about
6 to 7 times more water than
Long
Beach receives
in rainfall.
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