100+ Water-Saving Tips

Saving water is easy. Really easy. Here are more than 100 useful water-saving tips for your home and office. Learn how to save water indoors and outdoors. Incorporate these tips into your everyday habits. Before long, you’ll be a natural at water conservation.

  1. #73

    Use a layer of organic mulch on the surface of your planting beds to minimize weed growth that competes for…

  2. #74

    Spreading a layer of organic mulch around plants helps them retain moisture, saving water, time and money.

  3. #75

    Use 2 to 4 inches of organic mulch around plants to reduce evaporation and save hundreds of gallons…

  4. #76

    Visit your local xeriscape garden to view plants that thrive in our hot desert environment.

  5. #77

    Next time you add or replace a flower or shrub, choose a low-water-use plant and save up to…

  6. #78

    Call your local conservation office for more information about xeriscaping with water-thrifty trees, plants, and ground covers.

  7. #79

    Collect water from your roof by installing gutters and downspouts. Direct the runoff to plants and trees.

  8. #80

    For automatic water savings, direct water from rain gutters and HVAC systems to water-loving plants in your landscape.

  9. #81

    Hire a qualified pro to install your irrigation system and keep it working properly and efficiently.

  10. #82

    Hire a Smartscape Certified professional landscaper who has received landscape training specific to the Sonoran Desert.

  11. #83

    Adjust your lawn mower to the height of 1.5 to 2 inches. Taller grass shades roots and holds…

  12. #84

    Leave lawn clippings on your grass, this cools the ground and holds in moisture.