The Care and Maintenance exhibit visually shows the difference in plant health between a properly maintained landscape and one that is not. The maintained side includes a small fertilized and aerated lawn, shrubs that have been carefully pruned, properly trimmmed hedges, and laced trees. The poorly maintained side, while containing the same plants in the same combinations, is overgrown, woody, and rambling. One of the plants has died and remains in place.
Interpretive signs explain how proper maintenance keeps plants healthy and more drought-tolerant.
I n order for the Water Conservation Garden to be successful, it needs to draw people to it for many reasons. The Garden is a gathering place for students, garden clubs, service organizations, and social functions. In additional to its educational purpose, the Garden is a beautiful and fun place to go. A large gazebo is tucked into the trees and hillside in the center of the pathway loop. This gazebo is a shady place to stop and rest while viewing the garden and may be reserved for special group occasions.