Sustainable Scripps Ranch

Waterwise Garden Tour Sun Mar 21st, 1-4 pm

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Questions? Contact sustainablescrippsranch@gmail.com

Starting Your Waterwise Garden

Download Tips for Starting a Waterwise Garden (PDF 65kb)

Photos of Helen and Larry’s Garden on La Colina Rd ( Photo 1 | Photo 2 | Photo 3 )

Volunteers needed:

·         Join the SSR Steering Committee – Leaders needed! Pick your passion and help us educate and inspire your neighbors. Steering Committee meets monthly.

·         Do you have graphic design skills? We need design help to create signage for the Waterwise Garden Tour.

·         Hosts needed for Waterwise Garden Tour stops. You’ll greet visitors, help direct foot traffic, answer questions or identify the people who can, and provide maps to the other tour stops. Community Service credit is available. Help needed on Feb 20th and March 21st

To help in any area, please contact sustainablescrippsranch@gmail.com or call Lynn Owens at 858 566 7717.

Upcoming Events

·         Monday, Jan 25th, 6:30pm: Scripps Ranch Garden Club talk about rainwater capture, by representatives of Bushman – contact President Lynnel l Hallock for more info: lynnell@san.rr.com or 578-6351

·         Weds, Jan 27th, 6:30 pm: “30 Great Drought Tolerant Plants for Your Garden”, Scripps Ranch Library talk by Doug Kalal of Great Gardens Landscape Design

·         Sat, Feb 13th, 9:30 am: “California Friendly Color”, Walter Andersen Nursery, Poway

·         Sat, Feb 13th, 10-4: Cactus and Succulent show and sale, Casa Del Prado, room 101 in Balboa Park. This is a good show and sale presented by the San Diego Cactus and Succulent Society.

·         Sat, Mar 6th, 9:30 am: “Xeriscape” at Walter Andersen Nursery, Poway

·         Also in March: California Friendly Landscape Class series sponsored by the City of Poway

Low-water Landscaper of the Month

We’re going to build our landscaper list by featuring a different recommended landscaper every month. We start with Michael Brennan of Urban Green, the LEED-Certified landscaper who donated a free landscape design to us last spring when we were just getting started. Michael has a new website – www.gourbangreen.com  - and is still offering 2-hour consultations to Scripps Ranch residents. The $100 cost includes expert waterwise advice on home landscape issues, a copy of the design sketches prepared during the visit, and a free cost estimate for any subsequent design work.

Family Adventures in Nature of Scripps Ranch

A main goal of Family Adventures in Nature (FAN) is to help families reconnect with nature. Our core philosophy is that in order to "save" something, one must first love it. In order to love something you've got to know it and feel connected to it somehow. You've got to own responsibility for it. This is how we fit into SSR.

Upcoming FAN events include "Wilderness Wednesdays", highlighting local trails here in Scripps Ranch. We meet each Wednesday at a designated trail at 10:00 am and are usually out for about two hours. All ages welcome, geared toward toddlers and preschoolers. Starting in February, meeting times will alternate between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.  

For more information and calendar info, please join our BigTent group, https://www.bigtent.com/groups/fanclub

Our group is based in Scripps Ranch, but we welcome families from all over San Diego, and would be interested in supporting new groups in other areas of San Diego. 
Contact for more info: Janice@FamilyAdventuresinNature.org

Vision Statement

Click here to download our draft vision statement. What do you think? Send feedback to sustainablescrippsranch@gmail.com

Sustainability Links for Scripps Ranch

www.greennexxus.com is the United States home page for One Million Acts of Green. Check the Acts of Green list for dozens of easy changes you can make, then sign up and start recording your own acts. When you sign up, join the Sustainable Scripps Ranch group (Community > Find a Group > Sustainable Scripps Ranch) and we’ll document our community progress together.

www.victorygardenssandiego..com Started by Scripps Ranch resident Bob Greenamyer, this is a great web site if you want to start a home, school, or community vegetable garden or want to help others do so.

www.Standforless.com is a unified website for recycling, water, energy, and clean air in California. Planned as a state-wide program, it’s starting first in San Diego and Denise Cleary of Scripps Ranch is the local coordinator. Take the pledge, get weekly email tips, and make Denise happy all at the same time!

www.BeWaterWise.com gives water-saving tips, plant lists and garden design ideas.

www.thegarden.org/, the Cuyamaca College Water Conservation Garden’s website, offers videos, book suggestions, fire-safety advice, and a water-smart telephone help line.

http://www.bewiseranch.com/ For fresh, seasonal, local organic fruits and vegetables, Be Wise Ranch delivers large and small boxes to a Scripps Ranch pickup site weekly. Visit the web site for more information and a signup form.