 water restrictions don t panic  by lyn hayes forsyth county master gardener townloafer magazine july 2007 landscapes can handle drought better than you may think as the summer heat continues to creep up and our lawns begin to crunch beneath our feet a person begins to wonder if there is an end to the ever increasing concern over georgia water although we have had a lot of rain lately we are seriously lacking in rain fall for the year and the counties still require residents to conserve you should be aware of the days and times you are allowed to water and stick to those times abuse can lead to fines and in some case service terminated completely you should call your county water department or visit their web site to keep current with water restrictions now that you are aware of the rules regarding your watering limitations there is no need to panic your landscape can survive grass tends to brown up a bit with a lack of water but can bounce back in times like these it is sometimes best to turn to the experts for advice i talked to cla allgood owner of allgood outdoors and wakoola water gardens to help shed some light on this otherwise dismal picture allgood is a native of georgia and a graduate of uga he has been in the landscape profession for over 30 years ldquo the panic can be worse than the problem the news media is telling us every night about watering restrictions and how very serious this drought situation is this causes many people to push the panic button rdquo allgood commented he added ldquo before 1960 there were no irrigation systems in georgia landscapes just look at the lily patches and wildflowers along many of our highways and interstates these plants are abandoned and yet survive rdquo keep this in mind when selecting plant material for your landscape some of the ldquo exotic rdquo plants may expire because they require more water as opposed to native plants which are proven strong for our climate ldquo a landscape has many seasons and just like the lush blooming season of spring and the colorful season of fall we should be more tolerant of a hot summer look to our landscape rdquo said allgood the property which houses allgood outdoors and wakoola water gardens includes a beautiful 3 acre garden surrounded by ponds and lush greenery with no irrigation staff members water the annual and perennial beds by hand but the grass areas are on their own ldquo a person at the end of a hose is best rdquo says allgood water waste occurs when a sprinkler or hose is left unattended allowing over watering to occur or even spraying into the street plants will push their root systems deep to find water and will stand a better chance of survival when a drought situation occurs allgood indicated that the evergreens are most at risk however as they do not have the ability to go dormant or drop their leaves for survival by focusing our efforts towards these plants they are less at risk ldquo of course we are all concerned over the lack of rainfall rdquo allgood said ldquo but with conservation and wise watering our landscapes will survive rdquo allgood is reminded of the following quote by an unnamed author ldquo in times of dry they never remember the rain in times of rain they never remember the dry rdquo allgood states ldquo that rsquo s the way it has always been and will always be rdquo  conservation watering tips  water deeply have a professional install an irrigation system to avoid waste and maintain tough watering restrictions install a drip watering system for beds and borders use water bags on trees be water wise in your plant selection mulch to help soil retain moisture mow grass higher to push roots deeper place a bucket under your air conditioner condensation line for water collection attach a rain barrel to a gutter downspout i recently purchased a rain barrel which is connected to a gutter downspout at my house it holds 55 gallons of water and was overflowing in 10 minutes with one of our recent popup storms it 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