Xeriscape Demonstration Garden - Features
City of Tempe Women's Club Park

 

 Features:

Pruning: Several features around the garden enhance the overall quality of the collection.  Proper pruning is essential to maintain a healthy and safe urban forest.  As our arboreal collection grows, so do the pruning requirements that must be maintained to preserve it.  Licensed and bonded contractors are periodically hired to demonstrate ANSI 300 pruning standards that can be seen through out the gardens trees.

Cables and Rods:  When necessary, to save a large specimen tree an Arborist was hired to cable and brace this large Palo Brea.

Water Harvesting:  With limited precipitation every effort should be made to capture run off.  By constructing small circular berms and swales that catch and divert rain run off water can be maximized for irrigation purposes.  

Say no to Overseeding: Water savings achieved by not oversededing are two fold, one initial savings are gained by reduced irrigations during winter months and two, sewer fees which are adjusted in January, February and March are lowered through out summer months. 

Synthetic Turf:  A cost effective alternative in some situations.  The synthetic turf industry offers numerous selections of artificial grass.

Interpretive Signage:  Selected technical drawings from an assortment of brochures, including drip irrigation details, water harvesting and grading details, and signs explaining local valley wide Xeriscape rebate programs are found through out the garden.