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Health & Fitness

Summer Gardening Made Enjoyable.

Learn how to beautify your yard and garden by using some basics of gardening. 

Let Keith Rattay, Mission Viejo’s, Assistant City Manager and Director of Public Services tell you how.   Rattay will speak at the Norman P.  Murray Community Center, 24932 Veterans Way, Mission Viejo, 92691 on Tues., July 8, 2014 at 1 pm on tips and techniques of gardening.

For many years, Rattay has kept the Oso Trail and other parks in Mission Viejo thriving and attractive.   Rattay is a licensed, master of landscape architect.  Jerry Hill, a certified arborist will also speak.

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A water wise garden can be beautiful, easy and fun.  Learn how to treat the battle zone of pests, conserve water and use the latest gardening trends.

Did you know some cities are offering rebates to their residents to replace front yards.  In 2009, Los Angeles began a rebate program and more than a million square feet of grass has been replaced.  Outside their City Hall is a garden of succulents. According to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, the rebate program will save 47 million galloons of water each year.

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Join us to learn how to choose the right plants, water correctly and mulch.  Using succulents, cacti, ornamental grasses and native perennials will save you time and money.  You don’t have to sacrifice beauty to have greener, more efficient yard and beautiful garden.

For more information on this free program and to register, please call 949/470-3062.  Registration is required.

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