Go Green and Reduce Your Water Bill | Go Green Living Tips

Posted on21 July 2012. Tags: grass area, grass killer

Cutting back on the amount of grass you have to water is a great way to help cut back on water usage and your water bill. Here are some ideas to work with your existing lawn.

First decide how much lawn you want left. Next decide how you want to frame that area and what type of design or theme you want to do with the rest of it.

Say you want to use bricks to line the grass you want left. Create your design and lay the bricks around that area. Use some grass killer to spray over the remaining grass you no longer wish to have.

Using a tiller, till up the grass you have just sprayed. This will help the grass killer get into the soil to help prevent the grass from re-rooting. Once the soil is tilled up, you will lay down a weed blocker mat/tarp. This helps to prevent enough nutrients getting into the soil for weeds or grass.

Now you will lay down rocks or sand over the tarp. If you want to have a more tropical theme, you can plant a palm tree just outside the grass area you are keeping and lay sand down over the tarp to finish the look. Of course instead of bricks lining the grass area, I would recommend using some bigger rocks. Then I would say buy a few boulder style rocks to put in the middle of the sand in various places. You can also put in some stepping stones so that you can walk through your own desert oasis.

Another look is choosing a type of rock for landscaping. You can find a wide variety at your local home improvement store like Home Depot or Lowes. You will want to buy enough so that your rocks are at least three inches deep. If you want to use rocks I recommend using something like bricks to line the grass area you are keeping to help give it some contrast.

This is your yard, have fun with creating a look that expresses you and/or your family. This is a great way to turn your household into a greener household as well. You will be surprised to see how much you can cut your water bill just buy reducing the amount of lawn you need to keep watered.

Kristina is a mother of 3. She is a DIYer enthusaist who has experience with painting, plumbing, remodeling, decorating, and replacing household appliances. She has often found herself at HomeDepot or Lowe? ?View profile

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