Lawn replacement cuts monthly bills
Landscaping accounts for the majority of water use in California households. Irrigating your lawn probabally uses more water than bathing and dishwashing combined. Replacing lawn with a drought-tolerant alternative such as UC Verde Buffalograss or a bunchgrass meadow will cut your monthly bills significantly.
For example, a 1/3 acre yard in Santa Barbara County typically spends between $800 and $1500 per year for irrigation, potentially more in places where water is particularly expensive, like Solvang and Montecito. A LEAF landscape design can help you save 50% to 75%. on your water bill, and cut maintenance requirements in half. Our designs reduce maintenance costs and environmental impact by eliminating the need for fossil-fueled mowing and hedging. Add a laundry-to-landscape greywater system to irrigate fruit trees, and you’ll be paying less for water overall, and producing fruit from an orchard that’s irrigated entirely with recycled water.
For large properties, the savings can be enormous. A one acre site composed of lawn and high water use plants will demand more than $20,000 per year for water and maintenance. LEAF designs can cut costs by more than half, and provide a return on investment after two years.