PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO HELP AND ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO SAVE WATER.


` REBATES for residential and non-residential water customers.


` FREE HOME WATER EFFICIENCY AUDITS to help you identify ways to save water and money


` FREE PUBLICATIONS promoting water efficient landscapes and other water saving techniques


ƒ Landscape Watering by the Numbers ƒ Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert ƒ Xeriscape – Landscaping with Style in the Desert ƒ Bello Desierto ƒ Harvesting Rainwater ƒ Gray Water Guidelines


` FREE WATER EDUCATION MATERIALS for teachers and students ` IN-CLASS AND ASSEMBLY PRESENTATIONS on water conservation


` PROJECT WET water education for teachers, training, and activity books for their classroom


` FREE LANDSCAPE CONSULTATION to help answer plant selection and water scheduling questions


` FREE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION LANDSCAPE WATER BUDGETS www.AvondaleAZ.gov/water | (623) 333-4400 LANDSCAPE WATERING GUIDELINES How Much & How Often: Water to the outer edge of the


plant’s canopy and to the depth indicated. Water frequency will vary depending on season, plant type, weather, and soil.


Trees Shrubs


Groundcovers & Vines Cacti & Succulents


Annuals


Warm Season Grass Cool Season Grass


Desert Adapted High Water Use Desert Adapted High Water Use Desert Adapted High Water Use


Seasonal Frequency – Days Between Watering Water This Deeply (Typical Root Depth)


SPRING Mar - May


SUMMER May - Oct


FALL Oct- Dec


WINTER Dec - Mar


14 – 30 days 7 – 21 days 14 – 30 days 30 – 60 days 7 –12 days 7 –10 days 7 –12 days 14 – 30 days 14 – 30 days 7 – 21 days 14 – 30 days 30 – 45 days 7 –10 days 5 – 7 days


7 –10 days 10 – 14 days


14 – 30 days 7 – 21 days 14 – 30 days 21 – 45 days 7 –10 days 2 – 5 days


21 – 45 days 14 – 30 days 21 – 45 days 3 – 7 days


2 – 5 days None


7 –10 days 10 – 14 days If needed


3 – 7 days 5 – 10 days


4 –14 days 3 – 6 days 6 – 21 days 15 – 30 days 3 – 7 days


3 – 10 days 7 –14 days


24 - 36 inches 24 - 36 inches 18 - 24 inches 18 - 24 inches 8 - 12 inches 8 - 12 inches 8 - 12 inches 8 - 12 inches 6 - 10 inches 6 - 10 inches


These guidelines are for established plants (1 year for shrubs, 3 years for trees). Additional water is needed for new planting or unusually hot or dry weather. Less water is needed during cool or rainy weather. Drip run times are typically 2 hours or more for each watering.


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