Spurge, begone. Dandelions, away. Leaders in the Orange County city of Garden Grove have voted to allow residents to rip out their lawns and install Astroturf-type artificial grass. We like that idea: Saves water, minimizes lawnmower fumes, and creates growth potential for carpeting companies and vacuum-cleaner sales. Accepted on a wide-scale basis, blotchy, uneven lawns would be a thing of the past. No more weeds, either.
Could we do that sort of thing in Bakersfield? Absolutely — we've got no ordinance specifically banning it.
Astroturf can be pretty tough on bare feet, though, and it gets hotter than good, ol' Bermuda grass. There's also the issue of creating a plasticized enviroment that we all might have fun debating. But it's something for California to think about. Water should be for drinking, farming and natural resources, with landscaping way, way down the list.
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With water in such high demand and low supply something must be done. With huge water reductions to the farmers that drive the valley's economy water for landscaping, especially lawns should be drasticly reduced. We all need to use this most precious of natural resources more responsibly.
ReplyDeleteGo Arizona!! If you've ever seen the awesome "assorted rock and cactus" landscaped yards in Lake Havasu and other AZ places, you know what I'm talking about. I already have plans to do that to my yard.
ReplyDeleteWHAT ABOUT DOG CACA? HOW WOULD YOU CLEAN THAT?
ReplyDeleteShovel it off like you normally do and rinse it off with a water hose. Well that is what the salesmen says! My question is how do you fix it when our bests friend digs a hole in the middle of the yard.
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