Garden Demonstrates Use of Water-Saving Plants
Hundreds of people have visited a new public garden at Cerritos Park East to study its water-saving plants for landscaping ideas, city officials say.
The $20,000 garden had been a patch of lawn. By planting about three dozen varieties of water-conserving plants in the 2,500-square-foot space, “We’re saving 50% of the water we formerly used,” city spokeswoman Annie Luger said.
Carrie Pryor of Perry & Associates Landscape Architects in Claremont, which designed the garden, said most people greatly overwater their plants.
“We know that a drought will be coming up, so this garden is about helping educate people now in the ways of water conservation,” she said.
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