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Cool Season Turfs
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Can use less water than most
xeriscape plants.
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Are very traffic tolerant.
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Can survive heat stress.
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Produce more oxygen than trees, shrubs and flowers.
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Remove dust and dirt from the air.
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2500 sq. ft. of turf grass releases enough for a
family of 4, per day.
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On a hot day, turf areas will be 15-30 degrees cooler
than decks, patios, shrub beds, dirt areas and walkways.
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Act as a natural filter, it reduces pollutions by
purifying water passing through the root zone.
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Eight front lawns have the cooling effect of a 70 ton air
conditioner.
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According to US Water Resources Council, lawn watering,
swimming pools and automobile washing accounts for 27.5% of a household's
total water usage.
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Turfgrasses
These grasses are successful in dry climates:
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Buffalograss
Buchloe dactyloides |
Fine Fescue
Festuca rubra |
Canadian Bluegrass
Poa compressa
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Tall Fescue
Fesuca arundinacea |
Perennial Ryegrass
Lolium perenne |
Kentucky Bluegrass
Poa pratensis
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Water Needs of Established
Turf
| Month |
Attractive |
Acceptable |
Alive |
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| March |
1/2" - 3/4" |
0 |
0 |
| April |
1 1/2" - 2" |
1" - 1 1/2" |
1/2' - 3/4" |
| May |
2" - 2 1/2" |
1 1/2" - 2" |
1" |
| June |
4" |
3" |
1" |
| July |
4" |
3" |
1" |
| August |
4" |
3" |
1" |
| September |
2" - 2 1/2" |
1 1/2" - 2" |
1" |
| October |
3/4" - 1" |
3/4" - 1" |
1/2" |
| November |
1/2" |
0 |
0 |
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| Annual Totals |
21 3/4" |
15 1/2" |
8 1/4" |
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Bluegrass, when placed on
properly prepared soil and irrigated correctly, can be one of the most xeric
plants in your landscape. No other single plant can provide the
environmental benefits and increase property values.
Plants don't waste water, people do.
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