Landscape
Plants & Gardening Resources
Following is a list of plants and gardening resources that may provide more information for your landscaping needs.
Water-Wise Gardening in the Gold Country Region
California Native Plant Link Exchange
www.cnplx.info/index.html
Listing of local nurseries and list of plants by County: Sacramento, Placer
and El Dorado come up on this listing:
www.cnplx.info/nplx/cprofile?cc=SAC
Native Plant Societies
Sacramento Valley Chapter (Sacramento County and part of Placer County)
www.sacvalleycnps.org/index.html
El Dorado Chapter (El Dorado County)
www.eldoradocnps.org/
Redbud Chapter (Placer and Nevada Counties)
www.redbud-cnps.org
District Landscape
For the greater Sacramento area, average rainfall is only about 17 inches per year. This low rainfall is characteristic of a semi-arid desert climate, with sunny, dry weather most of the year. Periodic droughts are a normal occurrence. Carmichael Water District in conjunction with the Regional Water Authority (RWA) believes gardens can be beautiful and water-wise, in keeping with our natural conditions. Water-wise gardening also helps conserve our precious water supplies.
Snapshot of Water Efficiency
CWD boasts drought-tolerant plants and landscaping at its office at 7837 Fair Oaks Boulevard. The next time you visit the district, take a moment to enjoy the beautiful examples of water efficiency.
To view District plant and landscaping examples now, see photos below.


These common plants need very little water and can be grown almost anywhere in California. This is just a sampling of plants: there are many others that will thrive in the local area.
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Ground CoversPerennials, Annuals, BulbsShrubsTreesGrasses
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YarrowAlliumManzanitaMaidenhair TreeTall Fescues
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ManzanitaAlyssumStrawberry TreeGolden Rain TreeHybrid Bermudas
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Snow in SummerWindflowerSandhillCrape MyrtleSaint Augustine
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ChamomileThrift (Sea Pink)SageLocustZoysia
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Indian StrawberryCosmosDusty MillerHackberry
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FleabaneFoxgloveCeanothusJapanese Pagoda Tree
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Sulfur FlowerBlanket FlowerRock RoseChinese Flame Tree
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Coral BellsDaylilySunroseChinese Pistache
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Spreading JuniperIrisJuniperWestern Redbud
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Evening PrimroseLilyMountain MahoganyIncense Cedar
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Lavender CottonDaffodilSmoke Tree
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SantolinaCalifornia PoppyOregon Grape
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ThymeRose MossToyon-Christmas Berry
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Lamb’s EarCoffeeberry
See a sampling of the District Landscape water-saving plants below:
Click on the thumbnailed images below for a larger view