Water - Plant It Wisely This Fall With New Tips & Resources
Fall is here! Temperatures are cooler, making it a perfect time to replace the plants you may have lost during the hot summer, or replace your high-water-usage plants with water-thrifty ones. Is your yard lacking greenery? There are tons of benefits to planting trees and shrubs including improving your property value, lowering your energy costs, cleaning the air, and even lowering your heart rate. So, what are you waiting for? Put on your gardening gloves and put your shovel to work to get your landscaping on par with the rest of Mother Nature.
Water – Plant It Wisely is your handy resource to provide landscaping guidance, advice, and ideas on what to plant. What you plant affects more than your yard;it helps create a more sustainable future. By selecting low-water-use plants, you help conserve our precious water supply for generations to come. Bet you didn’t know your little ol’ garden could do all that!
Check out WaterPlantItWisely.com to learn about:
· How to plant now for spring wildflower bloom.
· Designing for wildlife.
· How to harvest rainwater for your landscape.
· Steps to design and sample landscape ideas.
· Our best fall water-saving landscape tips.
· And more!
Resources for businesses
Local businesses and organizations can use Water - Use It Wisely’s new fall planting resources too! Conserve water and save money by following the above tips and tricks. For ways to implement sustainability in your business’s operations, check out these rainwater harvesting resources for ideas on how to capture free water and reduce your reliance on water delivered by your utility - https://wateruseitwisely.com/saving-water-outdoors/rainwater-harvesting/
Since 1999, the Water - Use It Wisely conservation campaign has made smart water use fun, easy and practical for everyone by sharing tips on highly effective water-saving devices like a toothbrush, broom, and irrigation timer. These, and 100+ other tips, remind consumer to think about the water they’re using when they come across them in everyday life.
