Designs by RGA Landscape Architects Earns Ironwood Community Association an Award

From RGA Landscape Architects: RGA Landscape Architects, Inc., a leading landscape architectural firm on the forefront of water efficient design and planning, provided design services to address water conservation for Ironwood Community Association, now recognized by Coachella Valley Water District (CVWD). CVWD presented the Outstanding Commercial Water Saver award to the association for the extraordinary water reduction resulting from the new landscaping completed earlier this year by RGA.

As an expert in working with Home Owners Associations (HOA’s) to convert country club landscaping for conservation and sustainability, the firm is well-versed in communicating with landscape committees, Boards and HOA members to present ideas and cost estimates so that clients can make informed and fiscally-prudent decisions. For Ironwood Community Association the firm replaced almost 50,000 square feet of grass with desert-friendly landscaping on a curbside, parkway and a median on Portola Avenue. The new landscaping is estimated to save approximately 2.8 million gallons of water per year.
“RGA planners and designers are working closely with the HOA management teams to ensure that style, expectations, and demands of the surrounding community are being addressed in the process of such conversions,” said Ron Gregory, president of RGA Landscape Architects. “Not only does new water efficient landscaping incorporate efficient irrigation and drought resistant foliage, it also provides the opportunity for an updated and modern landscape design.”

CVWD's conservation contests are aimed at recognizing and celebrating extraordinary water savers in the community. The contests are divided into two categories to recognize homeowners who have transformed their yards into water-friendly landscapes and commercial properties that have implemented effective water conservation practices. Both winners also received rebates through CVWD's turf buyback program.
Established in 1977 in Palm Desert, RGA offers a variety of solutions for environmentally compatible landscapes through careful site planning, plant selection and irrigation efficiency to address the needs of communities, governmental agencies, country clubs and home owner associations, businesses and residents. While water efficiency is the catalyst for much of their work, RGA’s landscape designs are beautiful and easily maintained. RGA has acquired almost 40 years of experience in providing landscape architectural services not only to the Coachella Valley, but to Southern California as a whole and, in recent years, to the provinces of Liaoning, Guangdong and Sichuan in China. The firm has been notably recognized with 100+ industry awards for various project designs.

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