After a winning landscape design was chosen from the Water-Smart Landscape Challenge, and the Board of Directors gave their final approval, construction of our water-smart landscape began. Starting the last week of September, construction continued throughout the month of October and was completed on October 22nd, 2010.  The photos below detail the different steps involved in the installation of our water-smart landscape.

Prior to Installation
Front View of the District	Side View	Back View
Week 1
Goodbye Water-Wasting Lawn!	Redirecting the downspout in order to get the most out of our rainwater supply	The framework for our new pathway
Week 2
The bottom layer of our permeable pathway is down	Flag markers help identify where plants and irrigation will go	Interlocking bricks are placed precariously as the top layer of the new pathway
Week 3
Plants fresh from the nursery are placed in the garden	Work on the dry creek inspired bioswale	More plants!
Week 4
Drip irrigation is strategically placed to most benefit the plants	A top layer of mulch is applied to keep in moisture	Rainwater harvesting cistern is installed

 Want to see photographs of the garden completed? Click HERE for additional photographs and information regarding the Water-Smart Demonstration Garden!