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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />irrigation for the trees and shrubs. Residential yards <br />were watered by hand using sprinklers and hoses. <br /> <br />During the first two years after planting (the duration <br />of this project) water usage should not drastically <br />differ from non-native landscaped yards. Because of <br />the difficulty in establishing grass areas, continued <br />watering of these areas will be necessary for at least <br />two more years. However, it is anticipated that <br />significant water saving will occur in the years to <br />come. <br /> <br />The water usage of the two residential yards was <br />measured and is compared to several residential yards <br />without native landscaping. Although this data shows <br />that less water was used for the native gardens than in <br />the non-native gardens, it is likely that this <br />difference in water use contributed to the poor quality <br />of the native grass areas. In general, the amount of <br />water used during the first two years of native <br />landscaped yards is greatly increased by the amount of <br />grass area. <br /> <br />Residential Project #1 -- approximately 1350 sq. ft <br />with 700 sq. feet of grass area: <br /> <br />June: <br />July: <br />August: <br /> <br />3360 gallons <br />2205 gallons <br />1,112 gallons <br /> <br />Residential Project #2 -- approximately 1632 sq. ft. <br />with 700 sq. feet of grass area: <br /> <br />June: <br />July: <br />August: <br /> <br />1890 gallons <br />1575 gallons <br />635 gallons <br /> <br />Comparison Residential Yards -- A 1250 sq. ft. <br />residential yard in the Town of Telluride with 600 sq. <br />ft. of grass area was planted summer/spring 1995 and <br />uses approximately 2,880 gallons of water per month. <br /> <br />Residential yards in Aldasoro Subdivision with 1000 sq. <br />ft. of lawn require approximately 4,190 gallons of <br />water in May and 3,070 gallons in August. <br /> <br />IV. Educational Component <br /> <br />The brochure, "Gardening and Landscaping at High Altitude" <br />was produced and printed for approximately $2,000. The <br />brochure was also funded by plant sources, local landscape <br />companies and seed companies, each of which made a $25 <br /> <br />4 <br />