Approximately ¾ of water used in Douglas County during the summer months goes towards watering non-native bluegrass. For this reason and several others, Douglas County Government, the Douglas County Water Resource Authority (DCWRA), the South Metro Water Supply Authority and the Centennial Water & Sanitation District have collaborated in distributing a DVD to inform and encourage residents to switch from the traditional bluegrass landscape to a Xeriscape™ landscape. This Xeriscape DVD will be direct mailed to all single family Douglas County homeowners and portions of Arapahoe County in April.
"One of the best reasons to live in Douglas County is our beautiful and diverse culture and landscape," said Mark Shively, Douglas County Water Resource Authority president. "As homeowners, we contribute to the beauty of our own surroundings by the choices we make in our own years and gardens. Xeriscaping provides beautiful landscaping while conserving water."
Water is essential to the vitality of Douglas County; therefore, conserving this resource is something that all Douglas County residents need to do. Our single greatest objective in the DVD distribution is to help our citizens understand how to reduce the amount of water used for outside landscaping, yet still have a beautiful lawn and garden. This DVD provides practical, do-it-yourself information, ideas and visual examples of what works for our community and our future to save water and still have a beautiful yard.
Visit www.dcwater.org for more information or contacti the Douglas County Extension Office Master Gardener Program at 720/733-6935 or mgardenr@douglas.co.us.