Landscaping accounts for 20-50% of all residential water use.  There is abundant opportunity for water conservation in the home landscape.   A sustainable landscape is one that uses less inputs such as chemicals, water, labor, and so forth.  It is still lush, attractive, and a source of pride for the homeowner.  A sustainable landscape can be in any style.  It is still created using the design process.  During design though is given to methods of reducing inputs.  This is carried forward into the actual implementation of the plan by considering materials, proportions or allocations of spaces, and long term maintenance requirements.

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