Convert a thirsty Avenal yard section to a planted desert-wise bed.

Avenal pays some of the region's toughest water realities yet many yards still try to keep lawn alive in a place built for drought-adapted plants. Converting an invited yard section to mulched native and desert-wise planting cuts water use permanently and replaces dying turf with something alive. Every converted yard teaches the block.

Where

Host-invited yard near San Joaquin St, Avenal, CA 93204 · Open the map

Pay

$380 proposed

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Proof

Before/after conversion photos plus plant list with GPS/date

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Level

intermediate

Open until

2026-10-17

Posted by

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How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Steps

1. Agree the conversion area with the host and sheet-mulch out the old turf with cardboard.
2. Plant drought-adapted natives and desert-wise shrubs at proper spacing through the sheet layer.
3. Set a simple drip line or watering basins to each plant.
4. Top the whole bed with 3 inches of mulch clear of stems.
5. Photograph the finished planted bed and record species and area with GPS and date.

What counts as done

• Before and after photos of the converted area
• Photo of drip or basin watering setup
• Written species list and area estimate
• GPS-tagged photo with date

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.

The standard this serves

Water Efficiency. Water efficiency is the quiet discipline of wasting nothing indoors. The EPA's WaterSense program sets the marks: how many gallons a minute a faucet should pass, how to find the leak that runs a toilet all night, how a household's water bill tells a story. Mastery looks like an auditor who can walk a home in an hour and find every hidden gallon. The skill is built one fixture at a time, which is exactly what this packet asks: measure one flow, find one leak, record one truth about where the water goes.