Landscape Contractors Can Help You Save Water!

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California is in the midst of a water crisis. Governor Schwarzenegger has mandated that the per person water usage be cut by 20 percent by 2020. The demands on water usage are rising and with the governor’s goal plus a limited supply, the price of water is predicted to sky-rocket in the coming years. CLCA’s licensed landscape contractors that can successfully help you reduce your outdoor use and save you money in the process. Here is one way a landscape contractor can help you reduce your water use.

Through knowledge and expertise, a licensed landscape contractor can effectively help you face the water crisis head-on. In the process of becoming more water wise, a landscape contractor can help you enhance your property value, be “more green” and save you money. To contact a CLCA licensed professional in your area by using the Find My Contractor search tool on www.CLCA.org. — David Silva

Install Low Water Use Landscape

There many landscaping alternatives that can be far more water efficient than traditional landscapes. Utilizing more hardscaping features such as walls, concrete or brick patios, tile paths and wooden decks diminishes the need for water. Other low water usage landscape designs can require less overall maintenance as in the landscaping concept of xeriscaping. Xeriscaping is a method of landscaping that uses slow growing, native and drought tolerant plants that are not only water friendly, but waste friendly as xeriscaping also cuts down on your yard trimmings. A landscape contractor can help you achieve this look to decrease your overall water usage.