Alan Phair
Occupation
Working artist
Hobbies/Favorite way to spend free time
Painting, enjoying my garden , Travel
Favorite flower/plant/tree
Angel trumpet / Brugmansia
Favorite gardening book
Sunset Western Garden book / Sunset Landscaping
Favorite gardening website
Your thoughts on your garden
I really enjoy my garden—what a difference from trying to grow grass. It is its own little ecosystem.
What surprises people most about my water-wise landscaping
The range of plants that can be grown with less water.
What I like most about my water-wise garden
No grass to cut
Saving water is important because
as the population grows, we will be using more and more water. We need to save water run-off and make sure it goes back into the ground and not just down the drain. Water-wise gardening is easy and makes sense. We also need to stop trash reaching our beaches—our water is full of pollutants. We can stop this.
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City:
Long Beach, CA
