Posts tagged water (conservation)
Tips for Watering the Lawn :: Planting and Watering Grass Seed
9May 9, 2013
If you've read my post on my visit to Oregon and the NexGen Research Center, you know, then, just how important conserving water is these days. And … if you're a red-blooded American homeowner – you probably want a lush, green and good looking lawn. Now, here’s the thing - To grow that healthy lawn and further to grow the grass that lives in your lawn – your grass needs, well, water – just like any other plant. I’d say a lot in the beginning, but still good amounts as it matures. [...]
How to Grow a Healthy Lawn :: Building Moxie Does Lawn Care … 101
21April 23, 2013
I can say I was a little surprised when Pennington Seed asked me to again take part in a spring blogger program – a sponsored partnership, which includes a gift card giveaway (at the bottom). I mean – last year, you followed along as I visited Pennington’s NexGen facility in Oregon, you followed along as I received results from growing experiments there (first - 1-Step Complete, then - Smart Seed), and as I seeded a new lawn for Mrs. Moxie. [...]
Install a Rainwater Harvesting System :: Building a DIY Rain Barrel
1October 19, 2012
Whether you want to use rainwater as a total water solution or just to bring your water bills down and reduce your reliance on municipal water, it's actually not so hard to install a rainwater harvesting system, with a few simple components. [...]
Efficient Construction Management Lowers Water Consumption
0August 20, 2012
In the construction world, few ideas are hotter right now than incorporating eco-conscious designs into buildings in order to conserve water. At Building Moxie, sustainability is an oft-occurring topic, so today’s post builds off of a discussion started in this year’s Earth Day post by conservationist John D. Poole, which emphasized the fact that water conservation is the most important action we can take this year to save our dwindling resources. [...]
Earth Day 2012: Mobilizing for Water Conservation
6April 21, 2012
Water deserves our respect, and our best efforts when it comes to its conservation and efficient use. So, in continuing the spirit of last year's Earth Day article, here are three acts of water conservation that many readers likewise can readily accomplish. [...]
