One of the primary reasons we focus so heavily on ensuring businesses and home builders throughout southern California adopt green, eco-friendly policies is the rapid changes in climate our fair state has gone through over the past few decades. While California has always been subject to cycles in the amount of precipitation it receives, in recent years that cycle has been heavily weighted towards the ‘drought’ end of that spectrum.
From 2000 to 2020, California experienced 16 years of below-average rainfall. This has translated to bone-dry aquifers, reservoirs, and riverbeds and has helped spur on some of the biggest and deadliest wildfires in the country’s history.
Despite this, the state is still using a frankly shocking amount of water for both residential and agricultural purposes. For residential water usage, up to 50% of that water is used exclusively for landscaping purposes, and natural turf lawns are by far the biggest culprit of all. Up to 30 gallons of water is used every day to keep the thirsty grass alive, with that number rising or falling depending on the time of year and strength of the sun.
As the drought periods lengthen and the rainy years get shorter and farther between, Californians will need to make some tough decisions about how they use their water. Local municipalities and even state lawmakers will likely begin deliberating new legislation about how water can be used for every household, and may even begin banning the use of natural turf for landscaping use.
With this in mind, there are plenty of alternatives for those environmentally (and price)-)-conscious Orange County consumers who nonetheless wish to have a verdant landscape for their homes. While natural alternatives exist, many are unwilling to give up the aesthetic value of a turf lawn.
For the romantics who still want to keep the aesthetic of a nice patch of turf, fake grass is an option that has been growing rapidly in popularity. Artificial turf gives you the look and feel of real grass, without the steep monthly water bill that will only worsen over time.
Fake grass has an unfortunate reputation, as most people associate it with the cheap turf installed in their high school football field or the mats of poor quality plastic hastily thrown over their older relative’s long-forgotten lawn. Artificial turf has made incredible strides over the past couple decades, and options like tiger turf provide a high-quality product that is nearly indistinguishable from the real thing.
The real key to solid-looking turf, however, is a quality installation. For Orange County homeowners looking to get a head start on conserving water, NoMow Turf has been providing top-quality installs for homeowners for the better part of a decade.
NoMow ensures that the foundation for each installation is professionally leveled and cut to match the contours of your yard. The company knows no two yards are alike, creating a bespoke design and installation process after a quick analysis of the space.
California is drying up, and the government is already gearing up for a fight against the forces of climate change and water wastage in the years ahead. If you want to preserve the verdant green of a well-manicured lawn, it’s high time you switched to artificial turf. Call NoMow Turf today:
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26774 Vista Terrace, Lake Forest, CA 92630