Juan’s tip of the season. Add color to your winter landscape. Winter has a bad rap for being drab. But you can have a vibrant, colorful landscape throughout the season. Many manzanitas ( Arctostaphylos sp. ) bloom in winter and early spring. Other native plants that
Looking ahead. Your garden to-do list.
• Watch your watering: Reduce your watering schedule or turn off your sprinkler controller if it’s raining. Follow our schedule at IRWD.com/wateringguide . • Smart pruning: Prune trees and shrubs when plants are dormant. Use a mix of water and bleach to clean your tools to prevent transferring disease. • Fertilize: Closer to spring, start fertilizing your landscape following the NPK formula: nitrogen for green growth, phosphorus for flowers and roots, and potassium for overall health. Try to use organic fertilizers, especially if you have fruit trees.
bloom this time of year include gooseberries ( Ribes sp. ), lemonade berry ( Rhus integrifolia ) and Baja birdbush ( Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia ). Hummingbirds depend on these blooms in winter.
The Christmas berry (Heteromeles arbutifolia ) is another beautiful evergreen shrub, providing a bounty of red berries that many species depend on during the colder months.
Tap our online resources. Get inspiration for your yard at yardtopia.com . Once you have your plan in place, go to IRWD.com/rebates for rebates to help offset the cost of turf removal, weather-based irrigation controllers, efficient sprinkler heads, drip kits and more.
Resolve to fix your sprinklers in 2026
Kick off the New Year with half off qualified professional irrigation repairs using IRWD’s Sprinkler Repair Program.
Need to contact IRWD?
Customer Service: 949-453-5300 Email: info@IRWD.com Website: IRWD.com
How? Apply for the program and, if approved, we’ll cover 50% of your repair expenses. For details and to sign up, go to IRWD.com/sprinklerrepair . If you prefer to do the repairs on your own, consider attending our Fix A Leak Workshop on March 7. Go to IRWD.com/events for information.
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