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<br />Landscape Maintenance <br />Xeriscape designs that implement all seven principles have been shown to reduce maintenance <br />by as much as 50 percent. There are nine main reasons for reduced maintenance. Xeriscape <br />designs: <br />1) reduce water loss and soil erosion through careful planning, design, and implementation <br />2) reduce mowing by limiting lawn areas and utilizing proper fertilization techniques <br />3) reduce fertilization through soil preparation <br />4) reduce pruning of trees and shrubs through proper plant selection and through <br />restricted applications of water and fertilizer <br />5) reduce replacement plants through proper watering methods and soil preparation <br />6) reduce weeds through proper mulching <br />7) reduce disease and pest problems by creating less stress on plants through the methods <br />listed above <br />8) reduce irrigation through proper maintenance and selection of plants with healthier root <br />systems <br />9) reduce costly damage to house/structures and foundations through proper selection, <br />placement, and minimum watering near the house <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SOURCES <br />Xeriscape: Landscape Water Conservation in the South, Cooperative Extension Service, Clemson <br />University <br />Low Impact Development Center <br />Stormwater Strategies, Ch. 12 Low Impact Development, NRDC <br />49