Comments on: Landscape and Garden Design Implications of Water Conservation http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1874/landscape-and-garden-design-implications-of-water-conservation.html Blogging about Landscaping & Gardening Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:07:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1874/landscape-and-garden-design-implications-of-water-conservation.html/comment-page-1#comment-14138 Steve Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:59:17 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1874#comment-14138 Well, the technology is there to audit water use. Actually, it always has been, of course. It's just that there have been so many innovative methods of still supplying water without the wastage that has caused such a major upheaval in the possibilities. It really has opened it wide up for art. I have been concerned about aging any more. My daughter and her friends are just ruthless, as are my own "friends". I hate thinking I have advanced to the eleventh generation now. ;-) Well, the technology is there to audit water use. Actually, it always has been, of course. It’s just that there have been so many innovative methods of still supplying water without the wastage that has caused such a major upheaval in the possibilities. It really has opened it wide up for art.

I have been concerned about aging any more. My daughter and her friends are just ruthless, as are my own “friends”. I hate thinking I have advanced to the eleventh generation now. ;-)

]]> By: Pomona Belvedere http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1874/landscape-and-garden-design-implications-of-water-conservation.html/comment-page-1#comment-14129 Pomona Belvedere Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:42:52 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1874#comment-14129 Steve, this is brilliant. Thinking about an exact water budget <em>before</em> planting is an idea whose time has come. Thinking about landscapes in terms of paybacks is a brilliant way to put it to people unfamiliar with water-saving ideas. And I love the creative use of small lawn patches; I agree on so many points. Lawns are terrible water-eaters (and for people who use chemicals, terrible toxic sinks) - but they are really nice for kids to play on and adults to lie on. The wavy lawn-strips illustrate a great compromise, along with the rest of the design (including characteristic beautiful stonework) which beautifully illustrates how interesting a landscape can get when you stop thinking in tenth-generation cliches. Steve, this is brilliant. Thinking about an exact water budget before planting is an idea whose time has come. Thinking about landscapes in terms of paybacks is a brilliant way to put it to people unfamiliar with water-saving ideas. And I love the creative use of small lawn patches; I agree on so many points. Lawns are terrible water-eaters (and for people who use chemicals, terrible toxic sinks) – but they are really nice for kids to play on and adults to lie on. The wavy lawn-strips illustrate a great compromise, along with the rest of the design (including characteristic beautiful stonework) which beautifully illustrates how interesting a landscape can get when you stop thinking in tenth-generation cliches.

]]> By: Steve http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1874/landscape-and-garden-design-implications-of-water-conservation.html/comment-page-1#comment-14126 Steve Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:36:33 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1874#comment-14126 Thanks, Annette. Where you live, in Israel, drip irrigation is all the rage and responsible for some great agricultural innovations. You guys are using your water well. Thanks, Annette. Where you live, in Israel, drip irrigation is all the rage and responsible for some great agricultural innovations. You guys are using your water well.

]]> By: israelimom http://www.stevesnedeker.com/1874/landscape-and-garden-design-implications-of-water-conservation.html/comment-page-1#comment-14096 israelimom Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:04:26 +0000 http://www.stevesnedeker.com/?p=1874#comment-14096 This is a great post - very useful especially now with summer approaching. This is a great post – very useful especially now with summer approaching.

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