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Convert Your Front Yard to a Garden and Use Water-wise Plants
By Amador County Master Gardeners

Lawn - after picture - installation of water-wise plants

Forty million acres here in the United States are devoted to turf grass, an area almost the size of the country of Greece. We irrigate these lawns with an estimated two trillion gallons of water each year, which is three times greater than the amount of water used on the nation's cornfields. Here on the West Coast alone, 60% of our water use goes toward watering lawns. Monetary costs for keeping these residential green carpets weed and pest free are staggering with an estimated $25 billion spent annually, much of it to spread 70 million tons of fertilizers and pesticides. (continue reading...)

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Convert Your Front Yard to a Garden and Use Water-wise PlantsBy Amador County Master Gardeners

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Convert Your Front Yard to a Garden and Use Water-wise Plants
By Amador County Master Gardeners