Grangetto's opens demonstration garden in Escondido

ESCONDIDO — Grangetto’s Farm & Garden Supply recently finished a landscape remodel at their Escondido location.

“We are extremely pleased with how the landscape turned out and we want to show our community and customers how easy it is to save water,” says owner Kevin Grangetto.

“I had worked with Tom Jesch of Daylily Hill Nursery on the concept of having a ‘water-wise’ landscape plant layout that would have color year-round and convey what can be done in your own backyard,” Grangetto said. “Tom created the visual effect I was looking for and suggested the color scheme we used to paint the exterior of our building. The results speak for themselves.”

Jesch, owner of Daylily Hill Nursery (www.daylilyhill.com) and a 30-year veteran in horticulture, took on the landscape design challenge.

“I wanted Kevin and their customers to see that drought-tolerant doesn’t necessarily mean only using California natives, succulents or cactus,” said Jesch. “There are many options in landscape design in dealing with the impending water restrictions that we are faced with in Southern California.”

Installation of the new landscape design was achieved by Final Touch Landscape (www.finaltouchlandscaping.com).

Grangetto’s welcomes the public to visit the new landscape and, for a more detailed article on this project, visit their Web site at http://www.grangettos.com.

Grangetto’s Escondido location is at 1105 West Mission Avenue. In Fallbrook, they can be found at 530 East Alvarado Street.