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How to Have a Beautiful Low Water Landscape

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Orange County Drought Tolerant Landscaping

Trying to save water during the California Drought? Here’s one family’s story of how they drought proofed their landscape.  It started with calling a licensed landscape contractor. TRU Landscape Services understands the particulars of Orange County drought tolerant landscaping.  As an Orange County landscaper for over 25 years, we’ve seen the effects of the drought and know what plants will survive well.  Keep reading for more ideas!

Drought Tolerant Landscape Orange County

Save Water Using a Mulch landscape and Drought Tolerant Plants

Landscaping in Orange County California is different than landscaping in other less dry states.  Our landscaping company is constantly aware of potential loss from sprinkler systems.  Drainage and landscape grades also contribute to water loss.  In rainier states, you don’t need to be as cautious of every drop of water.

Don’t worry!  There are so many ways to reduce water loss and create a drought tolerant landscape, even in Orange County.  Our story begins in a small front yard with dry grass and an ugly wall.

Orange County Drought Tolerant Landscaping Before

The dry front yard before drought tolerant landscaping installation

 

Drought Tolerant Landscaping

One of the major ways to drought proof your landscape is by removing your lawn.    If you’re lawn is dry and patchy, there are two solutions.  The first, is to receive a sprinkler system tune up with a water smart ET Satellite Timer!  We use trusted Rain Bird sprinkler timers.  The other option is to remove your grass and opt for a xeriscape like this family did.

Many water districts in Orange County will actually give a drought tolerant landscape rebate for grass removal!  The water savings will be very noticeable. Instead of a sprinkler head spraying a wide area of grass, drip irrigation can apply just the right amount of water to each individual plant.  Mulch or wood chips retain water and keep the soil around the plants from drying out.

Drought Resistant Plant Installation

Spanish Lavender is a drought resistant plant

Orange County Landscape

There’s something special about an Orange County Landscape.  It’s different than a New England Landscape, or even a San Francisco Landscape.  Here in the OC we have a climate that’s warm year round, with palm trees and bright flowers.  Near the beaches unique plants grow naturally.  We also have the unique desert landscape around us.

Installing a drought tolerant landscape allows your yard to work in harmony with the climate of our region.  Grass does not grow naturally in most areas of the OC, but other beautiful plant varieties do.  There are many options for zone 9 landscaping.

Low Water Sideyard Orange County

Xeriscaping in Orange County

What is a “xeriscape”?  Xeriscaping is landscaping that reduces or eliminates additional water consumption from irrigation.  Even native plants need a little water, so we always install drip irrigation into our low water landscapes.  Still, xeriscaping can be achieved as long as water use from irrigation is reduced.

Drought Tolerant Plants

Over the years, TRU Landscape Services has had success with many varieties of hardy, drought resistant plants.  We are able to recommend just the right plants for your existing style of landscape.  If you have a tropical style landscape, there are low water plants that will still look great in your yard.  Flowers and plants of many different colors can grow happily even during the drought.

Water Saving Landscape

Beyond grass removal and drought tolerant plant installation, there are other ways to save water.  Your lawn may be too big!  Your plants may be too abundant!  There are ways to maintain the beauty of your softscape and reduce its size.  This family decided to install a paver walkway to fill out their side yard.  The interlocking pavers are beautiful and reduce the size of the lawn and planter beds.  Pavers are a perfect footpath.  This area is given an old world, Mediterranean feel.

Before Interlocking Pavers steps

Before the interlocking pavers steps were installed

Before the pavers installation

Before the pavers installation

Other hardscape installations can also help to reduce water use.  Extending your driveway to fit other vehicles or RVs is one option.  It can reduce your lawn size and still look great!  Tiered planter beds break up your landscape visually and allow for more focused areas of planting.  A fire pit or other fire feature can become a focal point in your backyard without taking up anymore water.

Custom Pavers Steps Orange County

Custom pavers steps!

Side Yard Sandstone Pavers Walkway

Pavers replace yellow grass

 Synthetic Turf Installation

Do you love the color green?  Are you unwilling to give up any more of your lawn?  Do you need a safe, clean place for your children and animals to play?  Then Synthetic turf installation may be the low water solution for you!

This family didn’t install any synthetic turf, but it’s a great option for drought tolerant landscaping.  You’ll be surprised how natural American Made synthetic turf looks and feels in your back yard.  Our expert synthetic turf installation comes with an 8 year warranty.  For the person who wants a green lawn without the water usage, a modern synthetic grass installation just makes sense.

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There are many ways to have a beautiful low water yard.  If you’re considering Orange County Drought Tolerant Landscaping, call our office for more information at 1-866-487-1359

Orange County Synthetic Turf

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Synthetic Turf

TRU Landscape Services just completed a Synthetic Turf project in Mission Viejo. This project was a front yard that we installed in Artificial Turf. The two major reasons our customer wanted new Synthetic turf was first they didn’t have time to mow the grass, not to mention the up keep on real grass. The second reason was the gophers were out of control.  Our customer lives close to a school and school yards usually have gopher problems. The gophers were not only destroying the grass but they were killing the plants too. Gophers eat the root systems on the plants which causes the plants to die.

Waterless Grass

TRU Landscape Services arrived at the project and right away started grading the front yard. First, we removed the top 3” inches of soil. After removing the top soil we installed a mesh to help keep the gophers out. The best way to control gophers is to have a pest control company maintain the grounds at all times. These customers never had a pest control company out to the property. The current company we use is not expensive compared to replacing all of the grass and plants. These companies are licensed with the State of California and train all of there workers on the most current methods of rodent control. After installing the mesh we installed and compacted a base product to the top 3” inches of the yard. After compaction we level out the yard and install a weed blocker cloth. This landscape fabric will help keep the weeds from growing back through the new Waterless grass. TRU Landscape Services has been out to several properties where the prior installers skipped the landscape fabric. By skipping the fabric they opened the door for the old weeds & grass to grow back through the seems and drainage holes. The only way to fix this problem is to remove the old turf and install a landscape fabric. It’s better to pay a little more money in the beginning then to have to pay twice for the  job.

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TRU Landscape Services can provide all of your outdoor needs. We install several different landscape products, including the following: Landscape Construction, Concrete walkway, driveways, sidewalks and pool decks, Synthetic turf, Putting greens, LED lighting, Ponds, Irrigation systems, Outdoor drains. Pavers and outdoor kitchens. TRU Landscape Services has been performing landscape services throughout Orange County, California for the last 25 years. We offer competitive landscape contracting services including general landscape construction, hardscape construction, water features, ponds, Putting Greens, we also offer Low Voltage Lighting, Synthetic Turf, Fire Pits, plus many other services.

Please call TRU Landscape Services toll free at : 1-866-487-1359

Orange County Dog Run

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Synthetic Turf Orange County

TRU Landscape Services just finished installing a dog run in Mission Viejo. Our customer called us out for a estimate and approved the estimate on the spot.  The project was to install a Synthetic Turf dog run. Along with the Synthetic Turf we installed a wrought iron fence to keep the dogs in.

First we removed the upper layers of grass & dirt. Because this area was going to be a high traffic area, we installed a strong edge. This edge will hold down the Synthetic turf so that the dogs can’t tear it up. This is an essential step when installing an artificial turf dog run.

Orange County Dog Runs

Once that was finished, we installed a layer of Decomposed Granite (DG). Getting the proper compaction is a very important part of this step. Once we made compaction, we laid down a landscape fabric to keep the weeds from growing back in the side yard.  With those steps completed, we installed the Synthetic Turf.  The Synthetic Turf can last 15 to 20 years! We also include an 8 year manufacture warranty. Our customer was very happy with the final product.

Wrought Iron Fence

During our estimate the customer asked for a chain link fence to surround the Orange County dog run. We do install chain link fences but in this application we thought wrought iron fence would look far better. This fence was important to keep the dogs out of the backyard, so we made it 5 feet high. With all of our wrought iron fences we give the customer a choice on the design and color. Our customer chose a basic square design along with a black fence. We install our fence with a concrete footing. Most companies set there fences right into the dirt. Call for a free estimate on all of your fence needs.

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TRU Landscape Services has been performing landscape services throughout Orange County, California for the last 25 years. We offer competitive landscape contracting services including general landscape construction, hardscape construction, water features, ponds, Putting Greens, we also offer Low Voltage Lighting, Synthetic Turf, Fire Pits, plus many other services.

Please call TRU Landscape Services toll free at : 866-487-1359

Synthetic Turf Orange County

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Synthetic Turf

TRU Landscape Services just completed a landscape installation in Mission Viejo. Mission Viejo is a city located in Orange County, California. This landscape renovation project had many important details, the most important decision the owner had to make was to install grass or install Synthetic Turf. The owner wanted to install real grass but they were afraid that the 75 pound puppy would tear it up. Another problem was that the grass area was only getting 3 hours of sun. Most grass needs a minimum of 4 hours of sun light to be healthy. Our customer likes to travel and didn’t want to worry about the gardener going in the back yard and leaving the gate open. By installing artificial turf the customer could lock the gate and not worry about the gardener.

Astro Turf Install

One of the most important steps to install Synthetic Turf properly is the foundation. Like most things in this world if the foundation is not done properly the rest of the project will either fail or not look proper. We have been out to several Synthetic Turf installs where the contractor skipped the first step and the most important step, installing the base. If you fail to install the base properly the artificial turf will sink when walked upon. TRU Landscape Services likes to use decompose granite (DG) for our base. A lot of companies use road base, which is crushed up concrete and asphalt. The down side to using road base is that the Artificial Turf has to be installed with large nails. Large nails work fine but we like using large staples which hold down the Synthetic Turf  better.

After installing 4” inches of  DG and getting the proper compaction, we install our plastic edging. Our edge’s are the strongest in the industry. If you would like to hear more about our edge’s please call us toll free at 1-866-487-1359. TRU Landscape Services doesn’t want to give away all of our trade secrets to installing Synthetic Turf properly!  Next we lay down a landscape fabric which will help stop the weeds from growing. You can skip this step but you will have several weeds growing through in a couple of months. If the contractor says he’s spraying a chemical that will block the weeds, ask them how long that will last? Most chemicals only control weeds up to one year. After installing the fabric we install the Synthetic Turf.   Last step is to back fill the turf. TRU Landscape Services has been installing Synthetic Turf  for over a decade in Orange County.  When you hire us to install your Synthetic Turf you can feel assured that you are getting a certified installer. All of our installers have been working for us for over 5 years.

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TRU Landscape Services has been performing landscape services throughout Orange County, California for the last 25 years. We offer competitive landscape contracting services including general landscape construction, hardscape construction, water features, ponds, Putting Greens, we also offer Low Voltage Lighting, Synthetic Turf, Fire Pits, plus many other services.

Please call TRU Landscape Services toll free at : 1-866-487-1359

Orange County Astro Turf

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Orange County Astro Turf

TRU Landscape Services was contacted by a customer today. This customer lives in Anaheim Hills. The city of Anaheim Hills is located in Orange County, California. Yorba Linda is a city that borders Anaheim Hills along with the city of Orange. Our customer wanted a estimate on Synthetic Turf in their back yard. The customer was asking normal questions about our Synthetic Turf, but they were referring to the Synthetic Turf as Astro Turf. Lets get the record straight, Astro Turf is a brand name of a company that makes turf. There are many people who confuse the short outdoor patio rug (Astro Turf) with the modern day Synthetic Turf. We call Synthetic Turf many different name such as, Artificial Turf, Water-less Grass, Fake Grass and just Turf. But we never call it Astro Turf. Driving through Orange County you can see many people trying to use Astro Turf for their yards. It doesn’t last very long in the direct sun light. It was made for indoor patios or outdoor patios with covers on top of them. There are many steps that we take before installing Synthetic Turf. If you skip one of these steps you will see a difference in the final product. Which leads to the picture below. This picture is what not to do!

Artificial Turf Orange County

The Artificial Turf we install has a eight year manufacture warranty. On completion of our jobs we provide our customer a copy of the warranty. TRU Landscape Services is a licensed contractor with the state of California. We have a C27 Landscape Contractor license #894221. Did you know that unlicensed complaints are up 33 percent in California? We have liability insurance and workers comp insurance. These insurances that we carry protect our customers. TRU Landscape Services is a certified installer for Synthetic Turf. We have been approached in the past to teach Artificial Turf classes. These classes teach other contractors how to install Synthetic Turf properly. We have been hired by cities to consult on the Synthetic Turf installation techniques. One city hired us to teach their public workers, how to install Synthetic Turf. Synthetic Turf is so new that many different techniques are used to install it. We take into mind that Synthetic Turf is going to last up to 30 years. This is many years of exposure to the elements. One company was using a bender board for their edges. How long will a small piece of wood last out in the elements? Not to mention all of the foot traffic. We use plastic in all of our borders. Plastic has been proven to last. We have installed hundreds of Synthetic Turf jobs in Orange County. Call us out for a free estimate, and we’ll show you the difference in our install techniques. When your having a product installed that could last up to 30 years, don’t hire a company that will take short cuts. TRU Landscape Services has been out on repairs that could not be fixed. We had to remove the Turf and start over from the beginning. We couldn’t use the same turf over. The other company had cut the turf to short, so we had to use new turf all together. Why not just add a small piece of  new turf ? Synthetic Turf comes in different Dye lots on each roll. There is a good chance you would see a slight difference in the old turf and the new turf. TRU Landscape provides competitive pricing. Plus we use the highest quality materials on all of our installs.

TRU Landscape has been performing landscape services throughout Orange County, California for the last 20 years. We offer competitive landscape contracting services including general landscape construction, hardscape construction, water features including pondless waterfalls, koi fish ponds, garden ponds, we also offer lightscaping, Synthetic Turf, putting greens, plus many other services.
Please call Tru Landscape toll free at : 866-487-1359

Synthetic Turf Yorba Linda

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Synthetic Turf Yorba Linda, Orange County

Synthetic Turf makes a great playground product. Synthetic Grass has really changed the appearance for playgrounds in Orange County for all of the children. Waterless Grass makes it allot safer for Orange County children to play without getting hurt. TRU Landscape takes pride in building a safe playground. We took a look at a playground we installed with Artificial Grass two years ago. The Synthetic Turf has held up really nice. Providing many years of enjoyment for children of Orange County. We installed a two inch rubber mat under the Fake Grass in all of the fall zone areas. This will allow for a much safer fall, Compared to the concrete of the past. We installed a rubber product in the Artificial Grass that will add a layer cushion for falls. This new rubber we use is Fungus Free. All of our Synthetic Turf we install has been tested and proven to be lead free. Our Artificial Turf has a 8 year warranty. Ask about one of our maintenance programs to keep your Turf maintain properly.

Artificial Grass, Orange County California

TRU Landscape has been performing landscape services throughout Orange County, California for the last 20 years. We offer competitive landscape contracting services including general landscape construction, hardscape construction, water features including pondless waterfalls, koi fish ponds, garden ponds, we also offer lightscaping, Synthetic Turf, putting greens, plus many other services.
Please call Tru Landscape toll free at : 866-487-1359