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Article: Gardening smart in California: fall is the best time to plant your low-water landscape.(Landscaping for your Region)
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- Sunset
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- September 1, 2003
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Of all the gardens that grow in the Golden State, few can match Mediterranean-inspired landscapes for their toughness, sensual appeal, and suitability to our wet winters and dry summers. Whether their designs spring from the Italian-, Spanish-, or Mission-style architecture of a house or the imaginations of their owners, smart gardens like the two we feature here make sense for our climate. Their plantings don't need much water once established, and maintenance is minimal. If you're planning a new landscape or renovating a forgotten corner of an existing one, these gardens can help inspire your own designs and plant choices. Nurseries are filled with shrubs, perennials, ...