WaterSaving Landscaping Lowmaintenance solutions for intermountain regions 2
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Water-Saving Landscaping Low-maintenance solutions for intermountain regions
2 January 11, 2022 Challenges Hot temperatures Cold temperatures Shorter growing season Drying winds Deluge/drought Poor soil Water-Saving Landscaping
3 January 11, 2022 Temperature Range Winter Spring Summer Fall Minimum 18 41 73 43 Maximum 40 72 105 65 Water-Saving Landscaping
4 Water Cycle January 11, 2022 Clouds Evaporation and Transpiration Condensation and Precipitation Runoff and Percolation Water-Saving Landscaping
us W hin as g hi tee ng th h To an ile ds tf lu Sh Sh sh ow a er vin (8 g m in. ) D Ba i s D is hwa th he s C s b her lo th y h a e La s w nd w n ash (2 er 0 m in. ) Br 5 January 11, 2022 Water Consumption 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 25 0 Average Conservative Water-Saving Landscaping
6 January 11, 2022 Solutions Windbreaks Xeriscaping Soil amendment Native plants Water-Saving Landscaping
7 January 11, 2022 Windbreaks Structures Fences Walls Plants Tree lines Hedges Water-Saving Landscaping
8 January 11, 2022 Xeriscaping Planting strategies that conserve water Water-Saving Landscaping
9 January 11, 2022 Soil Amendment Eastern Washington loses more than 10 tons of soil per acre per year to rainfall runoff Source: Atlas of U. S. Environmental Issues, Mason & Mason, 1990 Water-Saving Landscaping
10 January 11, 2022 Native Plants Tolerate temperature range Tolerate drought Prevent erosion Support natural ecosystem Attract pollinators Need little or no maintenance Sustainable Water-Saving Landscaping
