The Annual University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Urban Landscape and Garden Education Expo will be held on September 30. The aim of the Expo is to educate the public on methods to conserve water and promote better gardening practices. Kurapia will be holding a booth and host an ...
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Kurapia has been planted at a golf course in Scottsdale, AZ as a performance test. Below is a photo taken five months after a golfer took a few swings at the test area. There has been no irrigation since then, with rainwater being the only source of water, yet the turf has maintained its green color...
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The California Department of Water Resources has placed new regulations in the state’s Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance due to the drought in the past years. Some major changes include landscape size threshold for new development projects which are greatly reduced from 5,000 square feet t...
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The City of Long Beach planted Kurapia sod at the Cesar Chavez Park on the 27th of last month, in recognition of its low maintenance and low water usage. Kurapia should remain undisturbed for approximately a month so it can root. Once Kurapia roots firmly to the ground, anyone can sit or step on th...
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Now is the best time to see Kurapia flowers, which have been planted around the San Bernardino City Council building in January of this year after it was recognized to be of low maintenance and low water usage. They are tough enough to survive despite the heavy traffic. (Please see photo of the corn...
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Kurapia has been recently evaluated as promising for its characteristics of low water use and salinity tolerance. This gained the attention of the University of Arizona. Arizona's desert climate makes it difficult to maintain standard turf, therefore they seek to plant a low maintenance turf. The Un...
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In March of this year, we have donated Kurapia to the Clovis Botanical Garden, located in the southern portion of California’s Central Valley. The Clovis Botanical Garden is a non-profit public garden whose mission is “to become the premier regional garden for demonstrating wise water use in the...
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This weekend, the Community Environmental Council will host one of Santa Barbara's largest environmental events. The Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival will take place at Alameda Park on April 22nd & 23rd and Kurapia will be operating at booth #313, located next to the green car show. There is no ...
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The Desert Water Agency is a not-for-profit government agency based in Palm Springs, CA that manages groundwater in the western Coachella Valley, and serves approximately 106,000 people.
As a part of their outdoor water saving tips, the Desert Water Agency recommends low water use groundcovers su...
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Kurapia will be exhibiting at booth # 517 at the upcoming Bakersfield Home & Garden Show on February 17 – 19, 2017!
Kurapia is well suited for the climate in the San Joaquin Valley where summers are hot and rain is sparse during the winter. Even with exposure under the hot sun, minimal wate...
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