PADG Lawn Alternatives for Home Landscapes - Palo Alto

Come visit our Lawn Alternatives demonstration garden and learn about the many beautiful choices for lower water, lower maintenance, and less fertilizer-using plants for your home landscape. Replacement plantings for your conventional high water-using sod lawn or for designing new spaces are demonstrated in three categories:

- Lawns, four types, with a smooth, mowable surfaces for kids and pets to play on

- Groundcovers, four types, that have a walkable, low-growing surface

- High-growing meadow grasses, four types, for low foot traffic

Techniques for removing old lawns, best planting times, water usage and irrigation, sun and shade requirements, fertilizer, and maintenance are discussed. Bring your questions!