Success with low water plants

By Denise Stewart

While many members of the Scripps-Mesa Garden Club have already adapted their gardening techniques to meet the demands of the water shortage, Sharon Reeves provided them with more knowledge of the subject. Sharon, a master gardener, landscape architect and consulting horticulturist, was the speaker at this month’s meeting at the library.

Selecting drought tolerant plants and flora like salvia that attract birds to our gardens was part of her talk. Sharon also provided information on succulents and how to select the proper places to plant them so they prosper.

The local gardeners meet monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the evening except for November when they gather on the third Tuesday for a Thanksgiving Pumpkin Potluck. There is no meeting in December.

Gardeners are invited to check out the club’s website scrippsmesagardenclub.com to learn more about how to have success in designing and maintaining a flourishing garden.