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RWA Announces Winners of the 2008 ULTIMATE "Water Smart" Garden Contest!
Top Prize is Custom Front Yard Makeover Featuring Water-Wise Design Updates Provided Below.

Grand Prize: A Carmichael couple has won a $40,000 front yard makeover in the first-ever Ultimate "Water Smart" Garden Makeover Contest sponsored by the Regional Water Authority (RWA) and local water providers.


Sharon and Greg Fong won the drawing for the grand prize in July. Their home on Hillgrove Way in Carmichael will receive a front yard makeover featuring a custom water-smart landscape designed by Cheryl Buckwalter and equipment and services donated by RWA's generous partners.
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A celebratory is scheduled in September to unveil the completed garden makeover.

Second Prize: Helga Friesen of Sacramento won the drawing for a professionally designed, custom water-wise landscape plan by Joseph Pattin of Garden Retreats.


Third Prize: Norma Udell of Folsom won the drawing for two trees in 24-inch boxes from Capital Nursery. The trees will be chosen for the winner's location using the "River-Friendly Landscaping Guidelines" published by the Sacramento Stormwater Quality Partnership.
Pre-Construction Photos Day 4 Day 8
Tree Trimming Day 5 Day 9
Day 1 and 2 Day 6 Day 10
Day 3 Day 7 Final Results

Pre-Construction Photos
August 5, 2008


























Substantial contributions by:
English Garden Care
(2nd year sponsor)

Bedrock Pavestones
(2nd year sponsor)

Rhodes Landscape Design Build, Inc.
(1st year sponsor)


Pacific Grass & Turf
(1st year sponsor)

Tree Trimming

Day 1 and 2

Our Generous Partners Include:

Landscape Designer

Labor Maintenance

Landscape Materials

Day 3

Day 4

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8

Day 9

Day 10

Irrigation Equipment

Hardscape

Lighting

Gravel - Mulch


Special Thanks


 

Final Results


Final Photos - Imagery by Michelle