Current Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Turf with Gardens

This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with Gardens

treehugger.com 18 Jul '12, 9am

Current Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Turf with Gardens

afagen /CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Mount Vernon George Washington’s Mount Vernon was the first house in North America to incorporate a lawn as part of the landscape design. According to some estimates, 40 million acres of America are covered in turf grass , in the 48 contiguous states, making turf grass our largest irrigated crop. The Sobering Statisics During the growing season, if lawns are watered and fertilized as recommended, we pour 238 gallons of water per person, per day onto all that turf during the growing season.The EPA says , that in the United States 26 billion gallons of water is consumed on a daily basis. Approximately 7.8 billion gallons of the water consumed on a daily basis is devoted to irrigation. Your typical suburban lawn consumes 10,000 gallons of water above annual rainfall. That is a lot of water when you consider that humans can use less than 1% of all the w...

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@HalperinCre8tiv » 16 Aug '12, 11am
Did you know that turf #grass is #America's largest #irrigated crop? [link] #water #conservation
@GatewayGreening » 01 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @CliftonHeights: This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with Gardens [link]
@regalvegan » 31 Jul '12, 12pm
Smarter (and prettier!?) to replace your lawn with a garden to conserve water [link]
@nativegardener » 26 Jul '12, 5pm
Thx 4 RTg-> @jchapstk Replacing Lawns with Gardens.. [link] #water #drought #food #gardenchat
@MrBrownThumb » 24 Jul '12, 1am
@nativegardener by setting an example [link] lawn space converted to garden years ago. #gardenchat
@SchuylkillCtr » 23 Jul '12, 5pm
RT @greenrascal: YES! Replace your lawn, or part of it with native plants and food forests! [link]
@greenologie » 22 Jul '12, 4pm
...been ready to replace all home grass with gardens...drought is opportunity to think/convince others [link]
@eiNetMN » 22 Jul '12, 3pm
@TreeHugger Replacing lawns with gardens may cut down on #toxic #pesticides, as well as #water usage. RT @MetroBlooms [link]
@PaulJuell » 19 Jul '12, 10pm
...and you dont have to mow it! [link]
@VGeorge8 » 19 Jul '12, 10pm
Grow gardens to conserve water. In the U.S., Irrigation consumes 7.8 billion gallons of H2O daily @michelleobama @oprah [link]
@GreenRascal » 19 Jul '12, 4pm
YES! Replace your lawn, or part of it with native plants and food forests! [link]
@Effervesciences » 19 Jul '12, 1pm
Transformer les pelouses en jardins. Des bénéfices environnementaux gigantesques. #bêêêêetmoi? [link]
@kNOTORDINARY » 19 Jul '12, 12pm
RT @Natasha1024: RT @TreeHugger This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with Gardens [link]
@freethinker555 » 19 Jul '12, 12pm
I am at war with myself every time i have to water. I hate to waste precious water so that I can keep a beautiful yard. [link]
@FormosaFountain » 19 Jul '12, 5am
Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns w Gardens : TreeHugger cc: @docvarmint [link] via @TreeHugger
@SwampFoxGreen » 19 Jul '12, 1am
The replacing of grass with consumable edibles would cause such a drastic shift in our culture it causes the... [link]
@lovejackpearl » 18 Jul '12, 11pm
This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns w/Gardens [link] via @TreeHugger @MrBrownThumb @janemilliman
@megsmono » 18 Jul '12, 11pm
@DailyShimmer [link] very thought provoking. Lawns can certainly be a great waste of resources.
@redbeacon » 18 Jul '12, 9pm
What's better in a drought: grass or a garden? The answer might surprise you. [link]
@Southampton_STL » 18 Jul '12, 7pm
RT @brightsidestl: Boy, oh boy. It's hot outside. Native plants are an excellent source to provide your lawn with drought tolerant... [link]
@Writing_Is_Fun » 18 Jul '12, 7pm
Lawns, one of NA's most useless and unfriendly ideas>RT @DevineEarleen Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Lawns [link]
@YourMSD » 18 Jul '12, 7pm
MT @brightsidestl:It's hot outside. Native plants are an excellent source to provide your lawn with drought tolerant... [link]
@christackett » 18 Jul '12, 7pm
Look at this crazy gif! What's happening here? [link] Gif aside, we really should rethink the lawns. [link]
@barleecreations » 18 Jul '12, 5pm
I'm thinking rock garden RT @MrBrownThumb This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with Gardens [link]
@accidentallygrn » 18 Jul '12, 5pm
RT @groovygreenlivi: This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with Gardens [link] via @TreeHugger
@shenasseeds » 18 Jul '12, 5pm
#nomow when its too hot [link] and when its raining non-stop lawns per se are unsustainable.
@C_Vanderlinden » 18 Jul '12, 5pm
RT @mrbrownthumb: This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with Gardens [link]
@primalRUSH » 18 Jul '12, 5pm
This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with Gardens [link] via @TreeHugger HT @77Zero
@mtdahlberg » 18 Jul '12, 4pm
Replace your lawn with a garden? #drought #H2Oredux #sustainability [link]
@merkatroid » 18 Jul '12, 4pm
RT @evolvify: your lawn is part of the largest irrigated crop in the US lower 48. [link]
@77Zero » 18 Jul '12, 4pm
replace your lawn with a garden [link]
@evolvify » 18 Jul '12, 4pm
your lawn is part of the largest irrigated crop in the US lower 48. [link]
@dau1776 » 18 Jul '12, 2pm
This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns w/ Gardens [link] Mt Vernon 1st lawn vs garden??
@SIPtheGoodLife » 18 Jul '12, 1pm
This #Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with #Gardens [link] #Water
@FFLPasco » 18 Jul '12, 12pm
This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with Gardens : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@lavliv » 18 Jul '12, 12pm
Time to say adios to lawns ... [link] via @TreeHugger
@KFerrigno » 18 Jul '12, 11am
RT @SwapItGreen: Current Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Turf with Gardens [link]
@Camz99 » 18 Jul '12, 10am
Current Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Turf with Gardens : TreeHugger [link] via @TreeHugger
@groovygreenlivi » 18 Jul '12, 5pm
This Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Lawns with Gardens [link] via @TreeHugger
@marymayweather » 18 Jul '12, 5pm
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@MrBrownThumb » 18 Jul '12, 5pm
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@VisionaryValues » 18 Jul '12, 4pm
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@BeyondPaleo » 18 Jul '12, 3pm
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@SwapItGreen » 18 Jul '12, 11am
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@LennJohnston » 18 Jul '12, 9am
Current Drought is an Opportunity to Think About Replacing Turf with Gardens [link]