Green Friendly California

If the state’s prolonged drought continues it could kill the concept of the traditional lawn in California. In the Riverside County community where I live the home owners association once patrolled looking for brown lawns, they now conducts patrols looking for signs that homeowners are lavishing too much water on their lawns and letting it run over the sidewalks and down the street.

Some Southern California cities are reconsidering their lawn laws and exploring alternatives to homes with perfect rectangles of green. State officials estimate that up to 70 percent of a family’s water bill is spent on landscaping. It is becoming obvious that we need to become more water-wise in our landscaping designs.

Water Wise choices include (more…)