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help preserve water while maintaining a beautifu
<br />and efficient yard.
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<br />The 1O principles O'i water-vise ~ardenir~g are:
<br />Follow the land. Watch ?ivh~~n~ r,r_in nui~ ~u~~l ~nu~:v n~~~lt
<br />collects on your pro{~e~ty. Tht~ cunrrx,rs vi thF~ land ~ ,~n lii~
<br />changed to catch the water, ._~nd ~~re~~~' .;r >lo~~~ rt~ if~>~ti~, he,l~lin,;
<br />ii in the ground for iise by~~l~u,ls.
<br />Care for the soil. Addcom~u~~l ~x mulch. Ct~ni~x~51 hul~_>s [h~~
<br />soil hold water and adds nG,lrir~nl~ n~_~~~~h~d fur pl;irii t;r<m~th.`
<br />Mulches prevent the soil fr„nr rn~~rh~~~rtin;; ~uul dryin,tirxrt.
<br />Mulch also helps reduce wccd5 ai~rJ ~I~~~.v c~rosir~n. U~~~ twu io
<br />four inches underneath piano, ,~ xi shnilx_
<br />Gather the rain. Catch the r<urr inhan~~l~ lvfrci~ it f~~ll~ and
<br />holditfor later use. The raim,~lier i~~sh rn>tliirn~, Hurl it corn b~?
<br />used in :your gardenduring ~hr sununcr tvhr~n the ;ruun~l is ~_Ir~~.
<br />Pant naturally. Usenaiive ~~~~ ~ ic~~ and I.r~~~ r ~,I;~n15 i<~ E,r~ivid~
<br />Habitat for both shadeandsun lo~in~; ~>I~u~fs. ~;rll~c~ tiEx~~ ii~s
<br />are naturally rain-watered anr_i rr~~ ;ul~i~,t~~d ~u iha, t~~,ii~~(
<br />regional conditions..
<br />Plant wisely. Only use ~~I~uits ih,it h,ly~~ hc~r~n _,ro~ti~n in ,~
<br />nursery or thatcorT~e fn~nr~ coll~~ctr~d s~~~~ds r,r rutlin;.;s. tie~~c~r
<br />dig up and take wildl?lants_ I( is ~Ile.~land d ~nia~c~ the
<br />ecosystem. Group plants tc~~~e~thi'r, play nrt; ~,~~~3tur-f~ivin;~ pl~rnlti
<br />together and drought-toler<ini plants <~Iti~~~~~hcrr~. This ;;fives lfie
<br />plants just the right am~~unl i_;1 w,?Ici; ~wnir;in~, u~~~rt~~rlr~nn~;
<br />and waste.
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<br />!,~'b'afer wiseiv. Give ~~I,ui(s ~35 niui~ii <.~; thry n~~cd.
<br />Itit' t'~liCl('R~ ~~'~31 C`rlnt; dC'v ICE~~ sup h <ts 111-II) ti1'S~('fil~
<br />~uul srr~i4ctr h~i~r>~ tod~ (fiver tlir t~:rir~r clc~~~~~~ to the
<br />lend patiently. hci,~~ in mind th,rt ~~I~urts ~~-ill ~;rcn~~
<br />rm their ~nti~n_ fhE~v a<._~ nut,~i~~nts-found n.rliir,~llti
<br />in sr_~i( ~rncliri Ih~~ ~~rlrlrri rr~rr~E~~~~t. i'fant> clu nui
<br />need m,,ri-iir,~d~~ cheinic ~il~ lr~ ~~i~i in their c,rd~~~th.
<br />Prune naturally. ll}~ iu,l I~~ i~,rr i~piant~ to ~;iu~~~
<br />inl~~ unnafur~il ~lr.~~ic~ as it is h~nd oli il~~~plan! dnd
<br />r~~r~ssi~,~c pnnii ~,; ~;t nr~i,ric~s nxne'grr~~n ~t~,rsie.
<br />Lc~~irn Icy u~~~rk ~ti~ith ~~! inl~ to ~u f~,ievE~ ,i nu~m
<br />n~iU_ir,ll i~rrn.
<br />Plan your garden. ~~ ~~,arden c,_rn h~~ rn u,lsis,
<br />r~sE;~unJin_, li~~in,; arc~a~ iu ih~~ r;rr~ a uut~lixu~s.
<br />l)nrli~rtand lhr~ naU~r,ll uc~ntnrirs <incl gun ~~fl~,~~ (~ ~~1
<br />ihi~ E~ru~x~rly ,~ncl pl,ur accr>rdin~•,I~~.
<br />Share your e~~iseium. Ialk lu nci;l~l~~,rs ~uirl r~ilu~rs
<br />in the I„c al rrxnmuni(}~ ti> help Fx~u~~l~~ rl~~~~~~~lop ~i
<br />I:rx;~wir <I~;~~ ,end r. ~~x~ct for n~i~ural r~ ~~nir~~r~s.
<br />Ir~r rr~~_,ir~ inturm~iiinn can aimer,,rli~xi in
<br />;;:irrrenirn~, visil: evtiwtia~.epa.gov
<br />Freshwater Society's Earth Day Events
<br />Freshwater Society Staff planted
<br />trees and cleaned and stenciled
<br />storm drains with the message
<br />Dump No Waste, Drains To Lake
<br />in neighborhoods around
<br />Lake Minnetonka.
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