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Posted by kellyhill in Buffalo Grass, Featured Articles, Homeowner Projects, Turf Substitutes, Water Conservation on 11 2nd, 2011 | No Comments
Newly Planted Buffalo Grass doing well!
'UC Verde' Buffalo Grass just planted
This residence in Redlands had an all brown/dead lawn that we removed. After a couple cycles of weed killing, and then adding soil amendements a month and a half later, we planted the ‘UC Verde’ Buffalo Grass plugs.
This picture was taken...
Posted by admin in Carousel, Commercial Projects, Doc Hill's Corner, Featured Articles, Homeowner Projects, Turf Substitutes on 07 3rd, 2011 | No Comments
Water Conservation
Swan Water Conservation
Down the Drain: You’d be shocked to discover the oceans of water that we waste every single day.
Water we have long taken for granted is being depleted at an alarming rate, at huge cost to the planet. Unless...
Posted by kellyhill in Customer Stories, Doc Hill's Corner, Homeowner Projects, Landscape Gallery, Natives & CA Friendly Plants, Turf Substitutes, Water Conservation on 05 26th, 2011 | No Comments
Rebate + Drought Tolerant Design
Before
This homeowner attended our Sustainable Claremont presentation at the Claremont Colleges. She called us up asking about designing a new landscape for her front and back yards for her home in Covina. She also wanted to know about the current rebate programs for the city of Covina. We...
Posted by kellyhill in Doc Hill's Corner, Featured Articles, Homeowner Projects, Landscape Gallery, Mulching, Water Conservation on 02 26th, 2011 | No Comments
Before and After Pictures
This house in Sherman Oaks wanted a completely new landscape. The owner of the house wanted a drought tolerant landscape that would save her money but still look green. She left the design up to Swan. We sat down and went over all details of the design with her and even put the pictures of the...
Posted by kellyhill in Commercial Projects, Customer Stories, Homeowner Projects, Smart Controllers, Technology Solutions, Water Conservation on 02 1st, 2011 | No Comments
Smart Controller Installations
6th Street Norco Country Center, Norco CA
Adams Residence, Sherman Oaks CA
Alpert Residence, Alta Loma CA
Americas Best Value Inn and Suites, Ontario CA
Bevilacqua Residence, Glendora CA
Brown Residence, Rancho Cucamonga CA
Chang Residence, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
D. Doniak Residence,...
Posted by kellyhill in Homeowner Projects, Irrigation, Technology Solutions, Water Conservation on 12 23rd, 2010 | No Comments
High Efficiency Nozzles
Toro Precision Nozzles
Delivers 1″ /hr precipitation rate which is significantly less than traditional spray nozzles. Water is applied slowly and evenly which reduces runoff. A wide selection of arcs and radii are available to choose from. Toro Precision Nozzles come in both Male and female...
Posted by admin in Doc Hill's Corner, Homeowner Projects, Landscape Gallery, Natives & CA Friendly Plants, Water Conservation on 11 6th, 2010 | No Comments
Beautiful and Practical
After 6 Months
Here’s a Swan Designed showcase project that really brings together many of the water saving ideas that experts are suggesting to the public.
TREES: We chose to use a California Live Oak. This tree was the main focus of the landscape, and really helped capture the beautiful...
Posted by kellyhill in Doc Hill's Corner, Homeowner Projects, Landscape Gallery, Natives & CA Friendly Plants, Water Conservation on 07 9th, 2010 | No Comments
Award Winning Landscapes
The home in Chino that SWAN re-landscaped for the PBS series called “Getting Native”, recently won an award from the city of Chino. The Award was called “The Mayors Home Beautification Award”.
The award winning landscape is all native and drought tolerant planting.
These...
Posted by kellyhill in Doc Hill's Corner, Homeowner Projects, Natives & CA Friendly Plants, Smart Controllers on 05 15th, 2010 | No Comments
Watch us on T.V. every Monday Night
We are excited to announce that Swan will be a part of a television series on PBS (KVCR-TV). PBS, along with the Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens, is putting together a series of 13 episodes about California Native Plantings. The series, titled “Growing Native”, will be similar to a home make-over...
Posted by kellyhill in Buffalo Grass, Featured Articles, Homeowner Projects, Natives & CA Friendly Plants on 03 22nd, 2010 | No Comments
Watch Our Buffalo Grass Grow
The new Drought Tolerant Buffalo Grass takes about 3 months to fully fill in. Unlike sod, where you can just roll it out, ‘UC Verde’ Buffalo Grass is planted. The grass comes in 1 inch plugs that are planted about 9 inches to 1 foot apart from eachother. Once the grass is fully filled in,...