Landscape Design and Saving Water on Two Sides of the Same Street
There are miles of turf used in landscaping along streets in the Coachella Valley. Sometimes I think I am in Kentucky, or Virginia, or Pennsylvania--anywhere but the desert. Occasionally there is a street where the contrast between what used to be customary (and many of us brought to the valley from the places we used to live a customary idea of beauty) and what is beginning to be recognized not only as suitable, but 'beautiful' as well, stands out in marked contrast. It is as if we have learned to see the beauty around us. And as a result, we promote it. This unnamed street in Rancho Mirage is one such street.
San Diego area homeowners can find a quick and easy way to calculate recommended water quantities for their landscape by completing a simple exercise on the City's website. Use the search box above for sandiego.gov/landcalc/start.
The San Diego Water Authority features this informative and helpful guide to saving water for residents and businesses in their area. Search by www.20gallonchallenge.com in the Google Search bar above.
The above link takes you to a great article on how water conservation not only saves a precious resource, water, but another precious resource as well: money.
Sometimes you have to take a few steps away from a subject to get a different perspective. This is where we live. Pretty amazing when you think about it. (And you thought the Valley was a view from Highway 111, or maybe the 10 Freeway.) One objective of this site is to frame the discussion within a big picture. Let me know how this view does, or does not help to understand the 'big picture'.
- Image Credit:
- NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS, and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team
- Public Domain
