Immerse Yourself In NatureScape Gardens, Aliso Viejo

ALISO VIEJO, CA - With spring officially here, the Moulton Niguel water district has invited all to an informative and fun tour, perfect for the whole family!

This FREE community-based event is a self-guided journey to some of South Orange County’s most inspiring NatureScape gardens, featuring watershed-friendly landscape elements, beautiful native plants, interactive educational stations, and more!

When you go, you'll experience:

• Beautiful California Native Plants
• Local wildlife including butterflies, hummingbirds, and other pollinators
• Watershed-friendly landscape elements including rain chains, rain barrels, and swales
• Watershed-friendly landscape designs and the plant lists for each NatureScape garden site
• Sustainable landscapes ranging from the ages of 1 month to 1 ½ years old

You will also learn from experts about:

• CA native plants and how they help create, preserve, and protect biodiversity
• How to avoid urban runoff pollution and protect our local creeks and beaches
• Watershed-friendly landscape design and how it uses rainwater as a resource
• The large but unique variety of CA native plants. *One-third of CA native species do not occur anywhere else on earth
• The benefits that come along with our NatureScape program including a free pre-qualification landscape and irrigation assessment, 50% off design fees, new landscape installation, plus $2 per square foot of turf that is replaced
• Sustainable landscapes and Moulton Niguel’s efforts to increase drought resiliency

Participants will not only see beautiful California native landscapes but they’ll also have the opportunity to learn about them! There will be unique education stations at each NatureScape garden with knowledgeable Moulton Niguel Staff and docents.!

An interactive kids station will teach children about watershed, where their water comes from, how it’s used, how it is protected, and where it goes. They’ll also have the opportunity to take a pledge to become a ‘Watershed Protection Hero’ and receive a Watershed Hero Badge! Educational books, coloring books, and stickers will also be available.

Click here to complete our garden tour form and Click here to view tour terms and conditions

NatureScape Garden TourDate: Saturday, April 13, 2019 Time: 10am – 2pm