Aurora Bans Grass

[eddiememphis]

https://denvergazette.com/news/gover...5de0db9e1.html

"The city will no longer allow "non-functional," cool weather turf, such as Bluegrass and fescue, to be installed at new development projects, redevelopment or at new golf courses."

"Outdoor use accounts for half of the water used in Aurora every year..."

"This is just a first step,"Marshall said. It's a significant first step."

That sounds a bit ominous. Remarkably, the article make no mention of global warming or climate change.

""The move comes as a water crisis looms over the Colorado River... but the river is over-appropriated - there's much more demand for the water than there is supply - and that gap is growing.

This is good news for my nephew who has decided to start his own landscaping company, tearing out sod and installing xeriscaping.

[DEAGLER]

Aurora has been offering free xeriscaping designs. Though their xeriscaping design included a shit ton of plants/flowers. They’re also offering a rebate program if you do xeriscaping in the front.

[colorider]

Like grass is Aurora's biggest issue at the moment. .............

[buffalobo]

Like grass is Aurora's biggest issue at the moment. .............

^^^This

[ray1970]

I don?t live in Aurora but if I could replace my yard with some sort of artificial turf it would save me a butt ton of money on watering and I wouldn?t have to waste my precious time mowing.

[eddiememphis]

I don?t live in Aurora but if I could replace my yard with some sort of artificial turf it would save me a butt ton of money on watering and I wouldn?t have to waste my precious time mowing.

Why can't you?

[Wulf202]

Aurora has been offering free xeriscaping designs. Though their xeriscaping design included a shit ton of plants/flowers. They’re also offering a rebate program if you do xeriscaping in the front.

They also fine you if you dont have the right amount of flowers or trees in front. Then decide your aspens dont count. Then decide you have to remove all stumps. Then say you cant park on gravel.

They pretty much make shit up every week.

[ray1970]

Why can't you?

I don?t know. Always just assumed there is probably some kind of city or country ordinance prohibiting it since I don?t see anyone with artificial turf lawns. Maybe I should look into it.

[HBARleatherneck]

I like the idea.

There was an elderly woman in Greeley featured on the news a couple of years back. She was old and tired of the work and expense of a lawn. She had it torn out and had a beautiful xeriscaped front yard put in. She got the shaft from the government because they required something like 70 percent of the front yard to be living matter. Ridiculous.

[ray1970]

Why can't you?

Also, it may be cost prohibitive for me. Based off of this real world cost,

? total investment for their 800 square foot front yard turf installation was just under $11,000?

My back yard alone would be roughly $140,000 the front yard probably another $14,000. With a total investment of $154,000 not sure I?d ever see a cost savings versus watering in my lifetime.