At Gill Gardens, we take pride in our expertise in producing MWELO (Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance) plans and documents. It's gratifying to witness the increasing trend of counties within our area recognizing the value of these plans and making them mandatory.

What is MWELO and why is it so important? The State of California explains it like this:

“About half of urban water produced in California is used for landscape irrigation. Large water savings can be gained by efficient landscape design, installation, management, and maintenance. This is accomplished by choosing climate adapted plants, improving soil conditions, using, and maintaining high efficiency irrigation equipment and managing the irrigation schedule to fit the plants water needs as they are influenced by local climate. To increase water efficiency and better use a valuable resource, rainwater and stormwater collection and graywater and recycled water can replace or augment potable water use in landscapes.

The purpose of water efficient landscape ordinances is to not only increase water efficiency but to improve environmental conditions in the built environment.  Landscaping should be valued beyond the esthetic because landscapes replace habitat lost to development and provide many other related benefits such as improvements to public health and quality of life, climate change mitigation, energy and materials conservation and increased property values.”

Water stands as an invaluable resource in California and holds significant implications for both our present and the future so to continue implementing gardens and landscapes, following MWELO is critical.

If you have a project that requires MWELO approval and are seeking help with it, we’d love to discuss it with you.

You can send us a New Project Inquiry email here: gill-gardens.com/new-project-inquiry-form

Greg Gill is a Professional Landscape Architect with over 27 years of designing gardens and landscapes. He is passionate about helping his clients achieve a garden space they will love and enjoy for years.

Registered Landscape Architect
State of California #6489

Gill Gardens serves the greater El Dorado Hills, California area, including Folsom, Granite Bay, Roseville, Sacramento and everywhere in between. Not your ordinary landscaper.