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| DOI: | 10.21273/HORTTECH04933-21 |
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| Author(s): | Hartin, Janet S.;
Surls, Rachel A.;
Bush, Joseph P. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Hartin: University of California Cooperative Extension, Highland, CA; Surls: University of California Cooperative Extension, Alhambra, CA; Bush: School of Psychology, Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA |
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| Title: | Lawn removal motivation, satisfaction, and landscape maintenance practices of southern Californians |
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| Source: | HortTechnology. Vol. 32, No. 1, February 2022, p. 57-66. |
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| Publishing Information: | Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Horticultural Science |
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| # of Pages: | 10 |
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| Keywords: | Author-Supplied Keywords: Conservation; Drought; Incentive; Rebate; Turf; Water
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Conserving water in California landscapes is critical due to a limited water supply, recurring droughts, and the energy use and costs of transporting water from northern to southern California due to a water distribution and population imbalance. Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD, Los Angeles, CA) spent more than $310 million between 2014 and 2016 on lawn removal rebates in an effort to conserve residential water. In some cases, cities and local water districts augmented MWD rebates with their own incentives. We conducted a web-based study of 1153 southern Californians who removed all or a portion of their lawns over the past 10 years to identify their motivation, satisfaction, landscape water use, and related maintenance practices. Results indicate that rebates were less important for most respondents than the desire to conserve water, improve landscape appearance, and reduce costs. There was a high correlation between the overall satisfaction with the lawn replacement process and the appearance of transformed landscapes, supporting earlier findings regarding the importance consumers place on landscape appearance. Results of this study are timely for providing guidance to policymakers and water districts regarding the cost-effectiveness of lawn removal rebates to conserve urban water. This study also highlights a need and opportunity for water districts and Cooperative Extension to provide irrigation training to residents of stand-alone homes who maintain their own landscapes. While 90% of respondents indicated they singly (78%) or jointly (12%) determine irrigation schedules rather than rely on a gardener or landscaper, only 18% indicated they base irrigation schedules on soil moisture content or soil texture (6%). There is also a need to provide education to water districts that incentivize the use of synthetic turf in hot inland and desert areas regarding potential high-temperature injury to humans, pets, and wildlife." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 48 |
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Hartin, J. S., R. A. Surls, and J. P. Bush. 2022. Lawn removal motivation, satisfaction, and landscape maintenance practices of southern Californians. HortTechnology. 32(1):p. 57-66. |
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