Water is a natural resource that is becoming more scarce all the time. There are simple steps you can take in your lawn and garden that will save water. These simple steps will result in a more attractive lawn and garden.

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The main things to remember about saving water:
* capture as much rainfall as possible- this can be in a pond or allowing it to soak slowly into a planter or lawn.
* reuse water as much as possible - use runoff from watering plants soak into your lawn, make a small pond to capture runoff from watering lawns
* grow plants that use available water - local plants will be adapted to your conditions

- If you are building a new house or a large garden consider a large garden pond as a feature in your garden.

A garden pond on your property has a variety of benefits:
* A garden pond is an efficient way to store water for watering your lawn and garden.
* A garden pond will capture runnoff from watering your lawn and garden and let you reuse the fertilizer instead of turning it into pollution.
* A the larger the garden pond the less lawn there is to mow. A one acre garden pond will save at least $700 and 40 hours of labor per year compared with a similar sized lawn area.
* A garden pond can double as a geothermal pond. A geothermal heat pump system is the most cost effective way to heat and cool a home. A geothermal pond type geothermal heat pump system is the least expensive method of all. This results in a huge savings over the life of the home.

- A garden pond conserves water by capturing runoff from all the impervious surfaces on your property. Efficient, low voltage pumps can then pump the water to planters or for lawn watering.

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