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If you have turf, use it or lose it!

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 31, 2008 at 6:38 am

From the Petaluma Argus-Courier:

Let’s get something straight; I don’t hate turf. I love playing on it with my daughters, camping out on it in the summer, and feeling green grass under my bare feet. What bothers me is the turf that just lies there wastefully soaking up water, fertilizer and fossil fuels with the only footsteps it ever feels being those of the person mowing and fertilizing it.

A perfect example of what I am talking about is the narrow strip of turf between sidewalk and street that has no purpose other than to fill space. Talk about a waste of water and resources! If your landscape has turf and you don’t use it, lose it! If you want to do more than you already are doing to conserve water, consider removing your unused turf and replacing it with something a little less demanding on our natural resources. You may develop a greener thumb in the process!

When the city of Petaluma performs a Water-Wise House Call — a free service in which conservation technicians evaluate indoor and outdoor water use at your home, apartment or condo and give you free water saving devices and recommendations (call 1-800-548-1882 to schedule) — customers frequently tell our technicians that they take short showers, have high-efficiency toilets, and are doing everything possible to conserve water. But when the technician takes the customer to the front yard and asks how often they use their large expanse of thirsty lawn, the answer is very often, “Uh, well … never.”

Aqua Blog Maven totally agrees! I have a neighbor, two doors down, with a beautiful, thick green carpet of grass out in front of his house, which he waters at least twice a day. It’s the perfect lawn, no doubt. One of the reasons why it is so perfect is because no feet ever touch it. He’s a single man with no kids, works a zillion hours a week, comes home and puts his car in the garage. I’m not sure he even looks at it himself, let alone walk on it. What a waste!

Read more from the Petaluma Argus Courier by clicking here. Check out options for low water lawns & more from High Country Gardens by clicking here.

July 31, 2008 · Filed Under Drought Tolerant Landscaping

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One Response to “If you have turf, use it or lose it!”

  1. Jeff Lopez on July 31st, 2008 5:05 pm

    MWD giving residential and commercial rebates to landscaping with synthetic turf. Latest technology results with a “looks like and feels like real grass”. This is not your Dad’s turf of years ago, no lead, 25-30 year life. Sorry if I violated a no plug rule, first time on your blog, but this is a solid solution to water, pollution and pesticides.

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