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<br />SPRINGTIME AT THE
<br />DEMONSTRATION
<br />XERISCAPE GARDEN
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<br />Spring bulbs arc a
<br />welcomed addition 10 the
<br />gan.kn this spring. The
<br />Demonstration Xeriscapc
<br />Ganh:n is now
<br />home 10 many
<br />crOCllses,
<br />daffodils.
<br />hyacinths.
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<br />irises and"
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<br />tulips. The t1If
<br />varieties of J... (j" f "..
<br />bulbs selected ~',', ~~-R"'~, .... . - ,
<br />arc Jrnughl .....t:. "".;'~.~l: ~~
<br />tolerant and fh, ).. '. .,,11 ,a,;;.1'!.; I
<br />r e qui r c :. "-".~ .~.-,~~~~~:
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<br />111 i n i Tn a I ,~ ..... :~'al "~'~"U.
<br />",ater. Many ~,..::!~' '0\ "'~
<br />of the bulbs . '-:Zt.'~ .r, ~ ""'r. , ~';.il
<br />n a t u r a I i z c ~"." :'f 1: ~tl . nrGI,
<br />"'11 r '~a'')' l.f?',
<br />(multiply) t~) ';'f~"': ..~~
<br />spread thelf ~... '. lJj
<br />cheerful spring 1""_
<br />colors.
<br />The
<br />District IS
<br />taking a major
<br />s ter I his
<br />spri ng to
<br />insure the proper care of the
<br />Xcriscapc Garden. In an effort
<br />to reduce the mainll:nancc cost
<br />of contracting lawn care to
<br />landscapers, the District has
<br />purchased a shed to h<lUse the
<br />equipment needed to maintain
<br />its own gardening equipment.
<br />The garden coordinator will
<br />assume the care of the turf areas
<br />this year.
<br />The garden's education
<br />program is steadily growing.
<br />The purpose of the
<br />Demonstration Xcriscape
<br />Garden is to edUC,lte others on
<br />the concl..'pts of xeriseapc and to
<br />demonstrate that a xcriscape
<br />
<br />landscape can be functional and
<br />beautiful. The garden
<br />coordinator has dcveloped a
<br />slide presentation that illustrates
<br />how 10 conserve
<br />water in our
<br />landscapes. The
<br />presentation
<br />explains the scven
<br />xerlscape
<br />principles and
<br />ways to be
<br />successful at
<br />xcrlscape
<br />gardening. The
<br />coordinator has
<br />also put together a
<br />slide presentation
<br />that focuses on
<br />water conserving
<br />plants. This
<br />presentation
<br />features phlllts
<br />that fluurish III
<br />our semiarid
<br />climate, as well
<br />as, emphasizes on
<br />selecting and
<br />using plants that
<br />have perfomlcd well in the
<br />demonstration garden and in the
<br />1)lant Sclect Program.
<br />The coordinator is available
<br />for presentations at the garden
<br />or will travel for an interested
<br />group. The coordinator also
<br />offers a guided tour of the
<br />demonstration garden. I r
<br />interested, please call Jean Van
<br />Pelt at the District 71 Q-94X~
<br />2400, or visit our web site at
<br />www.secwcd.org and click on
<br />Xeriscape Garden.
<br />
<br />Written by Jean Van Pelt,
<br />Education Program and
<br />Maintenance Coordinator.
<br />SECWCD
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<br />Above photo of the Rocky
<br />~loul1t~lin Prairie Jewel was
<br />l.lken t\.1<ty 2001 in the
<br />rockganlcn area of the garden.
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<br />,DIRECTOR. n"'''~~''''I'''",,,.,/:,, II
<br />t:oumics: onc cach from (h.'nt,
<br />Frcmont, and Pud)I", and two
<br />from El Pa<;o County.
<br />In addition to thc annual
<br />appointment process, if a dirt.nor
<br />position becomes \.ac:mt hl.c\lIse
<br />of the death or the resiglutinn of a
<br />hoard memht:r, the C"Uft will
<br />conduct a similar appointnwfl(
<br />process to till thc vacancy. '111:U
<br />reccntly happened with the death
<br />of long-time board member Ray
<br />1\:ixon. Following Mr. Nixon\
<br />passin~, rhe Court arpoilHcd ,\Jr.
<br />llarold :\Iiskd to till rhe unexpired
<br />portion of the 1>:1 Paso County
<br />seat.
<br />,\Ir. :\Iiskcl is a rerjrnl CXl'cuti\'c
<br />ha\'ing worh.d for Colorado
<br />Springs L'tilnil.s for .B years-
<br />1966 to 1999. lie rc:tirt.d ,IS the
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<br />sr;cwCD DlreCIOr.lliuuld E IIrhslcl.
<br />1If'J"lllOlt-d 10 the hoard on January I 0, 111m
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<br />Dircctor of rhe Corporatc
<br />Planning and .\l;lrketing
<br />Department. In ,ulditi(!tl to his
<br />work on the District hoard, :\Ir.
<br />,Miskcl is a direcltJr on the
<br />Colorado \'''ater Conservation
<br />Board, representing the Arbns;ls
<br />Rinr hasin.
<br />Board ml'mbers are sworn in at
<br />the April mel.ling of the hO;lrd of
<br />dirl'CIIJrs.
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<br />\,<'ritlen by: Stt"\'e
<br />An:escllOug,
<br />Gcnl.ral j\lana~cr,
<br />SEC\X'CD
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