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<br />_Ii' <br /> <br />XERISCAPE/WATER CONSERVATION <br />DEMONSTRATION GARDEN <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />The Soulhl'<l~tern Color,1(lo W.ller Con~('rv.lIl(Y District h.lS develop('d a new Xerisc.lpe <br />DemonslrJtioll Giuden. The purpose of the g,udl'n is to educate residpllts oj southern Color;ldo in the <br />cOllcept of XeriSGlpe and to illustrate ways 10 conSCTV(' wateT in our l.lndsGlpes. The XNisCillK' Gardell <br />displ,lYS Illilny types oj trees, shrubs ilnd perennials that require .1 low .mlOullt of w.ller to grow. <br /> <br />Included in 11ll' g.Udl'fl arc examples of different types of turf gr,l'>" that ,He drought tolerant .1nll <br />3D l'xpl'rimenl.ll gr.1Ss plots. Tht, purpose o( the llxpNimenlal grJSS plots is 10 demonstrate how diff('Tl'nl <br />types oi grJsses SlKCl't'd when giVl'1l different cll110unts of irrig.lIion. <br /> <br />The S(Hllhc.lslern District contri.lCtpd with J{'an ViHl 1'(>11, ,1 professional horticulturist, to loordirl.ltl' <br />the educ,ltion program ,1Od thl' g.lHh'n maint{'nance. She hilS recruited a t('.ll11 of voluntl'l'r~ \0 providl' <br />l11.lintl'nilnrC ior the x'l'risc.lpc g.uden. The volunteers are frol11 the EI PUl'blo Boys .111(1 Girls R,lIlrh, <br />Colorado St,lle University Coopt'rative Extension Master Gzmll'ners, and members of the Unit,uiall <br />Universalist Church. <br /> <br />The Xprisc.lpe Demonstration Garden is loe.lted at the Dislrict Hl',ldqu,utl'rs Officl' Building, <br />31717 United Avenue, at Ihe Pueblo Airport Industri.11 Park. The Xerisc.1Pl' Delllonstration Garden is <br />open to the public for viewing Monday through Frid,lY frol11 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM. For tours or morl' <br />inforllliltion calL ll'i1O V.1n Pelt, at 7t (PJ48-2400. <br /> <br /> <br />Vntunlt't'rs <br /> <br /> <br />22 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />, <br />, <br /> <br />Vnlunlt't'rs <br /> <br />- <br />- <br /> <br />jt'.lIlV.lnl)t.1! <br />\t.n..c.1Pp C.ude!l <br />CIMmlin.llor <br />