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X r , a t rm n d in Colorado n 1981, l l defined a w t r- n rv ng m th d f landscaping in dry climates. X r g rd n ng r f r t a v n- t r h t conserving l nd w t r w th ut r f ng nv r nm nt l u l t . It importance in G rg h increased w t r h rt g nd r tr t n n utd r w t r use h v become m r common nd ul t n gr wth has l d increasing tr n n v l bl w t r supplies. B tw n 1990 nd 2000, G rg ' population gr w by 20 r nt, nd th m j r t f th n w residents migrated t urb n r . B 2000 more th n h lf of G rg ' 8.1 m ll n residents l v d n just 15 f the state's 159 unt . Not nl are th r m r l competing for water r ur n urb n r , but periodic dr ught dur ng the gr w ng season n r th d m nd for mun l w t r as t z n turn on irrigation systems t keep their l wn green nd th r l nt healthy. Dur ng th summer months, wh n t z n rr g t th r rd nd g rd n , r d nt l water u t ll n r between 40 and 60 percent. Unfortunately, mu h f th water l d to l nd u d unn r l t irrigate dr ught-t l r nt plants that do n t n d u l m nt l w t r. M ll n f g ll n of w t r could be saved h r f t z n l rn d h w to water, wh n t w t r, the m t efficient m th d f applying water, and th water r u r m nt f lawns nd l nd l nt . The v n steps to Xeriscape g rd n ng n lud proper l nn ng and design, l n l , r r t l nt selection, r t l turf r , ff nt rr g t n, th use f mul h , nd r r t m nt n n . Th m r thoroughly th t r m l m nt d, th m r w t r- ff nt a l nd w ll b m . The X r n t h b n d t d by t t throughout th n t n, n lud ng G rg , nd has b n modified t f t l l l m t nd l nd t n .

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