Also, Howard Garrett, noted Dallas radio personality, will discuss low-input, or organic, landscaping methods. More than a dozen local experts at the workshop will demonstrate how to convert the traditional landscape into a watersmart landscape.
Traditional lawns require more fertilizers and pesticides.
The average home gardener applies 10 times as much of these substances on a per-acre basis as does the average farmer. The excess runs off the yards and straight into the bayous and the bay. Fish kills are just one of the problems caused by this toxic runoff. In addition, maintaining the traditional lawn is hard work and requires mowing, edging and sweeping. The most labor-intensive time of the year is during the summer, when Gulf Coast temperatures soar to the upper 90s and hotter.