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.

Turf

Turf

Waterwise

Waterwise

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Water Conservation Study: Residential Weather-Based Irrigation Scheduling...

Evidence from the Irvine "ET Controller" Study.

"Residential water demand in California accounts for 54% of total urban water demand and is forcasted to reach 58% by the year 2020 as a result of population growth, especially in the hotter, inland regions of the state." Read the results of the Residential Weather-Based Irrigation Scheduling: Evidence from the Irvine 'ET Controller' Study here.
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