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Newly Planted Buffalo Grass doing well!

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...

Water Conservation

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...

Rebate + Drought Tolerant Design

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...

Before and After Pictures

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...

Smart Controller Installations

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,...

High Efficiency Nozzles

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...

Beautiful and Practical

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...

Award Winning Landscapes

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...

Watch us on T.V. every Monday Night

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...

Watch Our Buffalo Grass Grow

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,...

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