Whether you are located in an area plagued by recent droughts, live in a natural desert climate, or just have a few spots on your property where you don’t have irrigation infrastructure already in place, this list is for you. Below you’ll find an awesome mix of resources providing all you need to know about drought tolerant plants.
Here’s a quick Drought Tolerant Plants Green… Read more »
Hopefully you read Martha Golea’s article The Gift of Water in Lawn and Landscape this month. It’s eye opening concerning how much we spend on Christmas ($465 billion last year) , how little money in comparison it would take to fix the water issue world wide, and finally it has a great idea for any last minute Christmas shoppers out there. … Read more »
In the last 12 months Valleycresttakeson.com had over 41,000 page views. A clear sign more people are finding water interesting, or at least pricing and the potential of water shortages are attracting their interest. Water management and water conservation continue to gain popularity. Domestically, the states with the most readers are California, Texas and Florida, followed by Georgia, Arizona and Colorado. New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Virginia round out the top 10 states. … Read more »
On a hot day, a large mature tree can lose hundreds of gallons of water from transpiration through its leaves. The same tree will lose almost no water on a cold winter day, and there are many possibilities in between. Trees represent a significant investment in our landscape from both a capital and water expense. Maintaining trees and keeping them healthy is an important part of our sustainability program and will help with water conservation. … Read more »
As I write this post I wonder, will December bring us a Santa Claus rally in the stock market or will we drive off a fiscal cliff? Well the good news is we are going to know in less than a month. Almost a year ago I wrote our supply of water is limited, but as long as we demand to water our lawns at noon or have lawns in sweltering climates, increased demand should… Read more »
Turf is typically watered with spray heads and they are not designed to provide a deep watering. Planting trees in turf creates some issues for irrigation. Watering trees is very different than watering turf. Watering your trees properly may require some out of the box thinking for your irrigation system, but the results will reflect positively on your landscape’s most valuable asset. Create a separate watering zone… Read more »
In Socialnomics Erik Qualman tells us we don’t have a choice on whether we do social media, the question is how well we do it. He also tells us the ROI of social media is your business will still exist in five years. LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and blogs are making tremendous impacts on the water industry and business in general. Next month the WaterSmart conference is taking place in Las Vegas and we are there… Read more »
As I walk out of the grocery store with two bags of groceries (in recyclable grocery bags of course) costing almost $80 I start to contemplate how bad is this drought? Recently corn prices topped $8.00 a bushel (a 50% increase from a month ago) and soybeans crossed the $17 a bushel mark. These are prices we have never seen before in the world. This also causes meat prices to rise dramatically as well because … Read more »
We’ve always exalted Charles Fishman’s book The Big Thirst on our blog, but recently he wrote an article for the New York Times I think just missed its mark in a couple of ways. Charles Fishman is an asset to our industry and an excellent proponent for water management in the United States so I was excited to see him… Read more »
I just saw this post on CBRE’s blog Speaking of Green. It was written by Michael Gottlieb, a managing partner for Advanced Green Solutions. It points out some important issues concerning the risks of climate change for commercial properties. Thanks Michael for letting us post it here. “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you in trouble. It’s what you know for sure that… Read more »
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