Water Conservation Tips
Many of us want to create a green and luscious landscape, but might be concerned about the amount of water needed to maintain it. In recent years, water has become a scarce natural resource in the United States, making it more important than ever to conserve water. Adopting water-wise landscaping practices benefits us and society as a whole by preserving the resources and helping to prevent local water supply pollution. If you want to reduce landscape water use but still have a beautiful lawn and garden, follow these water conservation tips: Lawn Watering When watering your grass, the key is the apply enough water to soak down to the roots. At most, your lawn will need one inch of water each time, which is plenty to soak the six to ten inches. Watering deeply but infrequently also encourages deeper roots. To avoid wasting water, measure your sprinkler output. Not doing so can use up to 300 gallons of water per hour, plus your lawn will be over-water...