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Written by Jim Henderson
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Thursday, July 15 2010 14:56 |
In December of 2009, the City Council adopted the 2009 Five-year Water Conservation Master Plan, which includes a program measure to convert the Salt Lake City Water-wise Plant List into an interactive web-based database. In April we were awarded a grant from the Bureau of Reclamation for the development of the database and website, and have contracted with GardenSoft to assist in the process.
Which leads to the purpose of this email…we are conducting a search for beautiful gardens with water-wise components… some great water-wise plants, fabulous patios, smart irrigation systems, anything that makes it sensible as well as beautiful; gardens that will inspire and demonstrate that a landscape can be “green” without using too much “blue”…
So, the formal criteria: We are looking for gardens or garden components to photograph that:
- are (ideally) within Salt Lake City Public Utilities service area (which includes SLC, Millcreek, Holladay, Cottonwood Heights, and portions of Murray and South SL);
- demonstrate some level of water efficiency or that have some plants that reflect a water-wise palette;
- and that are beautiful.
These properties can be residential, commercial, or public landscapes. The database will be divided into a number of categories, including whole garden tours, side yards, parkstrips, patios, and veggie gardens. There will even be categories for structures such as fences, gates, pergolas, and walls.
If you have created any gardens like this, or have one of your own, or maybe have seen one in your neighborhood or as you have traveled about, please let me know. We plan to photograph gardens next week so don’t delay! Act with haste!
Also, reach out to any landscape or irrigation professionals you might know, including LAs, landscape contractors, irrigation folk who might have a lead on beautiful water-wise gardens.
Please help us create a fabulous landscape database for our community.
Kind Regards,
Stephanie Duer
Water Conservation Program Coordinator
Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities
801.483.6860
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