Friday, October 22, 2010

Butterfly Gardening lecture - October 24th.

Nadine Scott, who is very much into native plants and butterfly gardening, discusses "Butterfly Gardening, Bring on the Natives" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, as the fall lecture for the Butterfly Society of Virginia.

For more information, visit this post on Kathy Van Mullekom's Diggin' In blog.

Conserve Water


An American family of four can use 400 gallons of water per day, and about 30 percent of that is devoted to outdoor uses. More than half of that outdoor water is used for watering lawns and gardens. Nationwide, landscape irrigation is estimated to account for almost one-third of all residential water use, totaling more than 7 billion gallons per day.

As populations increase, demand on our water resources will grow. Conserving water can prevent or postpone the expense of building or renovating new water supply facilities.

By making changes to some of our landscaping practices, we can all make a difference in water conservation.

Here are some suggestions to reduce the amount of water used for your home landscape:
For more information

Find a Watersense Irrigation Specialist
Wise Water Use
Conserving Water Outdoors
10 Tips to Conserve Water Outside
Waterwise Landscaping Guide

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