A New Mexico business is offering "water smart" solutions for lawn care in the midst of the ongoing drought, according to KOB 4.
The state is enduring a significant drought which has pushed residents to save water and avoid wasting it.
Green Summit Landscape Management is water-smart certified by Bernalillo County, KOB 4 reported. The company is offering residents $2 per square foot of turf grass when they replace it with Xeriscape.
"The thinking is, 'How do we have a beautiful landscape?'" Gary Fears, co-owner of the company, said. "A smart landscape that still uses water but uses water efficiently, and we call that 'water management.'"
The company offers a smart-watering system and specially designed sprinkler heads. Available smart controllers allow users to track plant types and how much water they receive plus wind and weather conditions. This helps decrease water use while still maintaining an attractive lawn.
Green Summit Landscape Management wants to assure customers that their lawns can still look good during dry conditions.
"These landscapes are beautiful," co-owner Adam Bangerter said. "They have plants and gravel boulders that are native to the Southwest region. You give water to the plants right at the base of the plant where it needs the water instead of broadcasting and across the whole planting area."
