HUNNEMAN: Water-wise landscaping garden at The Diamond – Press

This sign, outside the Storm Stadium, welcomes visitors to a demonstration water-wise garden project. (JOHN HUNNEMAN)

One of the coolest things I’ve seen his week is also a way to save money on your water bill.

Heading to a meeting Thursday in Lake Elsinore at The Diamond Club at the Storm Stadium I came across a bit of landscaping you don’t always see at a ball park.

The City of Wildomar’s garden.

Last summer the folks at Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District teamed up with the Storm and several cities to plant water-wise gardens next to the ball park.  The Temescal Garden Showcase Demonstration Garden is next to the sidewalk along the west side of the stadium

Lake Elsinore’s demonstration garden.

There are actually three small gardens, one each for the cities of Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore and Wildomar,  which are now in full bloom and demonstrate just want you can do using native vegetation and a minimum amount of irrigation.

Canyon Lake has their garden.

We’ve done a bit of this are our house it and really makes a difference in the water bill.

So check it out next time you’re at the ball park and learn more at www.evmwd.com.