Keep the Lawn That Earns Its Keep
Xeriscape is not zero-turf. The professional principle is appropriate turf: keep functional lawn where people actually use it - kids' play areas, pet runs, gathering spaces - and shrink or remove it where it is purely decorative. A strip of Kentucky bluegrass nobody walks on, a hell strip between sidewalk and street, and awkward slopes are the first candidates for conversion. Framing it this way keeps clients comfortable: you are not taking their lawn away, you are right-sizing it. Done across the yard, this is what produces the headline number - a xeriscape uses roughly 50-75% less outdoor water than an all-bluegrass yard.
Turf Removal Methods
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