Tuesday, May 24, 2011

What is Xeriscape



Rocky Mountain Xeriscape was created in 2004 and since that time we have transformed many yards to be drought resistant and yet still green.
You do not have to remove all your lawn to save water.
If your yard is on an automatic irrigation system with several zones you can eliminate part of a zone and for each irrigation head you remove from the grid you will save 5 gallons of water every hour the system is in operation. In other words if you have eight irrigation heads in an irrigation zone and eliminate all eight heads you will save 40 gallons of water for each hour of operation. This estimate is on the low side and some yards actually use more water than even that.
During the coming months we will be discussing ways you can save water and simple ways you can eliminate your landscaping going down hill.

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