YAY for low water lawns - A Central Florida city is offering $1,000 to residents who trade in their grassy green lawns for drought resistant plants and mulch yards in order to conserve water (which they are slated to run out of in 2013). In Texas, this method of landscaping was called Xeriscaping. And just like in Florida, the biggest resistance to this eco-friendly and wallet friendly landscaping method are those damned homeowners associations, who say that no lawns equates to lower property values. (I seriously think homeowner associations should be outlawed... they are evil).
Think about it: no lawn means MUCH less watering, no energy to mow, no fertilizing, and less of your time spent taking care of it. In Oviedo, FL, water bills are forecast to grow by 500% to 700% as the water runs out. It seems like a no brainer to let the city pay you $1K to free you from slaving over your lawn, and then save you money in the future as you are using less water.
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