I live in AZ where the heat soaks up water quickly, is there a way for a lawn to stay green w/o alot water?

Answer 1

The best way is to replace the grass with granite rocks and then paint them green.

Answer 2

Try a low water consuming grass such as zoysia, but even zoysia needs some water to survive. Try watering at 5:00 a.m. when it is naturally the most humid (this is when you get morning dew), the sun is not out to evaporate the water, and the wind mild.

A drip style watering system is the most efficient for plants and flowers. For a lawn, I would use the mist hose to conserve water rather than a sprinkler.

Answer 3

You live in a desert: design for your area. This is the problem with people that have retired to Las Vegas, they want to bring their farms with them.
They move into a desert area and the next thing they do is try to put in a lawn over the sand, they spend thousands of dollars on something that nature hasn't been able to do in millions of years.
Then they put in trees that are not native to the area, they spend lots of money trying to make a maple or birch tree grow where nature put in cacti and rocks.

Las Vegas enacted laws the finally made sense. Leave your lawns back home when you move here, design for the area you live in. Learn that your in a desert, design that way.

Answer 4

Try watering it in the middle of the night if you have a timer or something like that. Light Fertilizer. I think thats the reason most people out there have swimming pools or rock gardens.

If you water it at night, it wont evaporate as fast and your lawn will be able to retain more of the nutrients

Answer 5

You live in a desert, why in the world would you want to try and grow a lawn? Try growing native plants that live on the water in the area. When you try to grow vegitation that is not native you have to pay the price.

Answer 6

Your lawn must be suited for your environment - it don't sound like it is. I would look into plants that are designed for a dry or low water environment - you will really have a lot better luck if you go this way.

Answer 7

you live in the desert. something like bermuda grass or st. augustine will use a ton of water. try some native landscaping with lots of mulch. you can even get colored mulch made from recycled tires. or you might try something like buffalo grass that is more heat and drought resistant if you must have turf.

Answer 8

use the green spray dyes that are used on x-mas trees and spray your lawn, it really works and looks good too.