So you have decided to become part of the Las Vegas community, and have purchased your first home in the area. Life in Las Vegas can take on nearly any shape, there are those who find their entertainment on the strip in the casinos and there are those who find their entertainment in their homes, and every possibility is available. For those who derive pleasure from working on their home, landscaping is oftentimes one of the ways that you are used to spending your weekends. This may be a drawback for you in Las Vegas, as landscaping is not like in other areas of the country. Las Vegas is a desert community, and the extreme heat of the summers combined with a considerable lack of rainfall make it quite difficult to grow plants outdoors here. If you are coming from an area like southern California, you might find this a bit shocking. Las Vegas is more appropriate for a “desert landscaping” look and style, due to the fact that the extreme heat will kill nearly anything in almost no time if the water is shut off.
In Las Vegas, we are in the middle of a drought. This means that it is illegal to water your grass outside of specific times, and unfortunately these times are not going to provide you with sufficient water to keep your lawn green. The county is well aware of this, but it views humans and animals having access to clean drinking water as far more important than your grass. Even though you may have worked quite hard on your lawn, and may have spent a fortune getting it installed and keeping it healthy, in crisis times you simply cannot take water away from those who might need it in order to put it into your lawn. If you decide to water outside of the allocated times, you may be fined or even have your water service shut off.
Artificial turf is the answer in Las Vegas. Because you want that green and lush lawn but are not going to be able to keep it alive in the summer under the watering restrictions, it is a good idea to allocate the money you would spend on grass and put it into artificial turf. Because artificial turf is a synthetic product that is made of plastic, it needs no ongoing watering in order to look good. As a matter of fact, it needs nothing at all by means of care and maintenance in order to stay looking good. During these drought times, the city will even pay you a rebate for every square foot of grass you have removed and replaced with artificial turf. It makes sense in a community that has a water shortage to not waste the water we have, and Las Vegas even makes it so that you can benefit from this fact when you participate in the conservation effort. Contact us today for a free quote on the installation of artificial turf in your home.