Nez Perce County Horticulture

Water Conservation

Drought

Water is a finite resource essential to life.  Water is precious, and its management determines the quality of Idaho's environment.

Increasing numbers of gardeners want to use water conserving and environmentally safe practices to maintain healthy, attractive landscapes.  Landscaping that reduces water use and maintenance, protects water quality, and decreases pest control needs increases the health and beauty of the surroundings. 

You can take many steps toward becoming a careful water user and still have attractive, healthy, and enjoyable yards and gardens.  Water conservation does not mean replacing all lawns with pavement or having only cactus and rock gardens.  Your existing landscape may already incorporate one or two water conservation ideas.