LANDSCAPING Home & Garden

BY ANN PARK

Even with the above average precipitation this year, water supply is a serious issue. Several dry years have depleted the lake water. Everyone should be asking, “What can I do to help?”

Exchanging the grass in your park strip for low-water landscaping is a great option. Watering that extra patch of grass requires a surprising number of gallons. “We’ve worked on lawns where the park strip was nearly one-third of the entire grass, a lot more significant than people realize,” said Jordon Peterson, of Strip Flippers Landscaping, specializing in re-doing park strips.

Our state is supporting homeowners by offering cash incentives to update. Check out the details at utahwatersavers.com. “We are here to help make changes,” Jordon says. “You might not realize how difficult it is to do yourself. Dirt 4” by 5’ wide and 70’ long is 9 tons of dirt. How many Saturdays do you really want to give up when we have all the equipment?”

Jordon is committed to continuing to help reduce water waste. “This is a long-term venture. We’ve already saved over 3 million gallons of water, and this is only the beginning.”