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The Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) invites you to find information on how to design and install a water-wise garden, irrigation methods and equipment that will help you to water your landscape more efficiently, and suggestions on how to easily and effectively maintain your garden. If you have a particular subject in mind, go ahead and find the topic in the following table of contents and just click.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED IRRIGATION
Introduction Introduction to Irrigation
Garden Tours Plant Water Needs
Garden Gallery Before You Design
Plants Smart Controllers
My List Types of Irrigation Systems
Watering Guide Eliminating Run-off and Overspray
  Irrigation Maintenance
DESIGN MAINTENANCE
Introduction to Design Maintaining Your Garden
Questionnaire Mulch
Principles of Design  
Creating the Design  
Drainage  
Plant Design  
Installing the Garden  
Working With Professionals