Sustainable Landscape-Turf Replacement Rebate Program

Resource List This incomplete list of places and websites to visit to help you complete your project is for your reference only. The City of San Diego does not offer any endorsement or warranty regarding these vendors. Remember to contact Dig Alert before you dig! Simply dial 811! (visit the Dig Alert website for additional information: http://www.digalert.org/index.asp)

Demonstration Gardens-great places to look for design & planting ideas:

Water Conservation Garden at Cuyamaca College

12122 Cuyamaca College Drive West, El Cajon, CA 92019 619-660-0614 www.thegarden.org City of San Diego’s Balboa Park Desert Garden

East of Park Blvd. and Zoo Place intersection, in Balboa Park San Diego Botanic Garden

230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024 760-436-3036 www.sdbgarden.org Buena Creek Gardens

418 Buena Creek Gardens, San Marcos, CA 92069 760-744-2810 www.buenacreekgardens.org Wild Animal Park’s Nativescapes Garden

15500 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA 92027 www.sandiegozoo.org/CF/plants/gardendetail.cfm?ID=20

Local Nurseries Featuring Water-Wise Plant Selection:

Mission Hills Nursery

1525 Fort Stockton Dr., San Diego, CA 92103 Miramar Wholesale Nursery

5400 Governor Dr., San Diego, CA 92112 Walter Anderson Nursery

3246 Enterprise St., San Diego, CA 92107 12755 Danielson Ct., Poway, CA, 92064

City Farmers Nursery

4832 Home Ave., San Diego, CA 92105 Recon Nursery (wholesale only)

1755 Saturn Blvd., San Diego, CA 92154 Anderson’s La Costa Nursery

400 La Costa Ave, Encinitas, CA 92024 Cedros Gardens

330 Cedros Ave., Solana Beach, CA 92075 Tree of Life Nursery (specializing in CA native plants)

33201 Ortega Highway, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 www.californianativeplants.com (great resources on how to kill your lawn) El Plantio Nursery-Landscaping, Inc.

1322 San Pasqual Valley Rd, Escondido, CA 92027 Las Pilitas Nursery

8331 Nelson Way, Escondido, CA 92026 Kniffings Discount Nursery

14940 Oak Creek Rd., El Cajon, CA 92021 Cuyamaca College Nursery

900 Rancho San Diego Pkwy, El Cajon, CA 92019 Rancho Jojoba Nursery/Kuma Bonsai

11935 Hwy 67, Lakeside, CA 92040

Websites offering information on Drought Tolerant Gardens:

Metropolitan Water District’s Conservation Website: www.bewaterwise.com

City of San Diego Public Utilities Department- Water Conservation Program website:

www.sandiego.gov/water/conservation San Diego County Water Authority: www.sdcwa.org

Southern Nevada Water Authority: www.snwa.com

WUCOLS Database -Estimating Watering Needs: www.owue.water.ca.gov/docs/wucols00.pdf The WUCOLS database attempts to answer this question: “In order to be maintained in good condition, in the region you are considering, and under the standard conditions outlined, does the species need HIGH, MODERATE, LOW or VERY LOW amounts of irrigation water?” Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden: www.rsabg.org San Marcos Growers: Irrigation practices website:

http://www.smgrowers.com/resources/Irrigation.asp Links to on-line articles on how to get rid of turf:

www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_3_223/ai_n35638326/ http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles/4-ways-to-remove-sod.aspx In addition, local retail outlets including but not limited to Home Depot, Lowe’s, Dixieline,

and Ace Hardware Stores carry varieties of water wise plants.