Drought Tolerant?

So, what’s the big deal about planting material that is drought tolerant? Here in Fort Bend County we haven’t had significant rain in over a month! That is a long time. The public areas that are planted with water loving plants are suffering…Even home landscapes are deteriorating to the point where homeowners are pouring the water on.

This isn’t a big surprise in Southeast Texas in July. However, we’re using a lot of water, more than normal. And water is a valuable resource that is not being replenished at the rate we are using it. Most of the areas using the most water are the ones where little consideration to drought tolerant plantings occurred.

Water use could be reduced in the landscape…..it’s simple and we could save a valuable resource. What can you do?

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