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Designer: Converting a typical Utah bluegrass yard can save about 100,000 gallons a year
Summary
Daryl Lindsay of Yard Farmer told a Utah Division of Water Resources webinar that converting a typical quarter- to third-acre Kentucky bluegrass yard to a water-wise landscape can save roughly 100,000 gallons annually and outlined design, irrigation and weed-management steps homeowners should follow.
Salt Lake City designer Daryl Lindsay urged homeowners in a Utah Division of Water Resources webinar to plan conversions away from water-intensive bluegrass toward denser, native plantings that dramatically reduce irrigation needs.
Lindsay, founder and principal designer of Yard Farmer, said a full-property conversion of a typical quarter- to third-acre Kentucky bluegrass lawn can “save somewhere around a 100,000 gallons per year,” and described how modest numbers of conversions quickly scale as collective savings. He added that his own converted front yard saves about “90,000 gallons.”
The presentation stressed a practical, three-part approach: observe the property and map microclimates; plan circulation…
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