drought mitigation for homeowners
Why Traditional Arid Landscaping Secretly Harms Your Climate Resilience
Gravel yards raise neighborhood temperatures by 4-7 °F, turning a dry oasis into a heat trap that steals rainwater and erodes soil. Traditional arid landscaping, while marketed as water-wise, actually reduces a property's ability to survive deeper droughts by creating heat islands, blocking infiltration, and eliminating the living