Use these green tips for keeping your landscaping (and watering) on the eco-friendly side!
Just one leaky faucet or spigot can waste approximately 2,000 gallons of water each year. Repair or replace old or damaged fixtures indoors or outdoors. If you suspect a leak, try this method to help you verify the problem: check the water meter before and after a two-hour period when no water is being used. If the meter does not read exactly the same, you probably have a leak.
Research the various shading strategies that will work best in your regional climate and your microclimate. To block solar heat in the summer but let much of it in during the winter, use deciduous trees. To provide continuous shade or to block heavy winds, use dense evergreen trees or shrubs. For more information on regional and microclimates, visit the Energy Savers Web site. Planting shrubs, bushes, and vines next to your house creates dead air spaces that insulate your home in both winter and summer. Plant so there will be at least 1 foot (30 centimeters) of space between full-grown plants and your home's wall.
Remember .... "Dream Green"
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These are great tips. My old house (AYB:1942) came with a defunct well pump. Since it had not been used for about 15 years, I thought we would need a new shallow well for irrigation, so I just ignored the old well/pump until last week. I called a well guy out to give me an extimate, and in just a few minutes he had the old pump up and running. He had to replace a few pump parts, but the well itself was fine. Now I need an irrigation company to come out to find/fix/replace whatever lines are already in place in the ground.
Your post was interesting to me and timely! Thanks!