Researchers warn of unintended consequence of residential xeriscaping

Sunday, October 30, 2016 - 14:41 in Earth & Climate

Study says nitrogen levels in water rise as homeowners remove lawns, but there are ways to mitigate effect About two years ago, when the full force of California’s drought came to bear, green lawns turned faces red as “drought shaming” became a social media pastime. Shots of sprinklers spattering sidewalks, replete with full addresses. Aerial […]

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