Water
Conservation and Yard Care Podcasts with Michael Glassman
Rain Bird Corporation
and the American Public Gardens Association (APGA) have joined
forces to encourage the practice of water conservation outside
the home with the release of a series of video and audio
podcasts featuring award-winning designer, author and co-host
of Discovery Channel’s Garden Police, Michael Glassman.
Each weekly podcast is 2 minutes in length and follows landscape
expert Michael Glassman as he imparts simple and easy-to-execute
tips to help homeowners use water intelligently and keep
their landscape areas healthy and beautiful all summer long.
Available and free to download on iTunes, the weekly podcast
series addresses a wide range of lawn and garden water conservation
topics such as determining soil type, setting a sprinkler
timer, caring for outdoor potted plants, drip irrigation,
irrigation zones, spot watering, fixing a broken nozzle,
removing lawn thatch, proper lawn fertilization, eliminating
brown spots in the lawn, proper mowing techniques, detecting
lawn pests, choosing heat- and drought- resistant plants
and grasses, Xeriscaping tips, applying mulch, as well as
tips on making sure the lawn and garden is properly watered
while on vacation and much more.
"As we face drought conditions with water rationing
in many parts of the country this summer, now is the time
to make sure we are doing our part to conserve water in the
lawn and garden,” said podcast host Michael Glassman. “The
aim of these podcasts is to demonstrate that the most cost-effective
and environmentally sound way to reduce our demand for water
is through water conservation and in doing so, provide homeowners
with information and tips that they can immediately apply
to maximize water savings in their own backyard this summer.”
As an award-winning landscape designer and owner of one
of Northern California’s most prestigious design firms,
host Michael Glassman brings 20 years of experience in landscape
design, waterworks, and the creative elements that enhance
outdoor living environments to each podcast. Part environmental
evangelist, part landscape design coach and connoisseur,
Michaels’ work has been the subject of over 40 Sunset
Magazine feature articles along with numerous other publications
including Fine Gardening, Better Homes and Gardens and Landscape
Architecture. He has been honored three times by the American
Horticultural Society, which has selected his gardens to
be on their tours of Northern California gardens.
To subscribe to the podcasts, please click on a link below:
iTunes
link to Water Conservation Tips with Michael Glassman Podcast,