Brown is the New Green for Lawns
Paso Robles, like many other cities in California, is still in the midst of its longest drought in recent history. Because of that, homeowners are encouraged to replace their lawns with drought-resistant landscaping, called xeriscaping.
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| Brown Lawn in Paso Robles, © B. Radisavljevic |
Even the city itself is no longer irrigating median strips and some parks. Only the baseball diamond gets irrigated at Larry Moore Park. Homeowners deal with this as best they can. Some who can't afford to replace lawns just stop watering them.
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| Drought-Friendly Xeriscaping in Paso Robles, © B. Radisavljevic |
Many have taken out their lawns and have replaced all or parts of them with drought-friendly substitutes. Here are what some of my neighbors have done.
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| Drought-Friendly Landscaping in Paso Robles, © B. Radisavljevic |
Do you still have a lawn? If so, is it brown or green? What do you think of xeriscaping?
Good idea... to replace the lawns with rocks. No more dead grass, which is not a cheery sight. Also, hopefully, less labor for the homeowner. I used to enjoy mowing the lawn... it was a welcome visit with nature.
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