(Entertainment-NewsWire.com, July 01, 2013 ) San Francisco, CA -- Nowadays, many homeowners in well-kept neighborhoods are discovering the benefits of welldesigned permeable landscape. By reducing rain and sprinkler system water run off, the water is used more efficiently. The water is also filtered through the soil and ends up in the water table purified. Water that runs away from any given area will reduce the amount of water table replenishment in that area.
Runoff water also contains pollutants such as pesticides and fertilizer ingredients that flow into the street, storm drains and eventually the waterways. This in turn, causes problems in the ecosystem and contributes to erosion. "Just a 30-by-30-foot patch of concrete can shed over 550 gallons of water in a 1-inch rain," according to the Sierra Club, "Multiply that by thousands of homes, and you're talking a tidal wave of potentially tainted H2O."
A well-designed permeable landscape not only looks beautiful, it reduces the ambient temperature around the home. By replacing asphalt or concrete with permeable materials, the temperature in the immediate vicinity of the property can drop significantly. Asphalt and concrete radiate heat; this is why parking lots and cities feel so much hotter than residential areas.
There are many aesthetic and innovative permeable materials on the market. There are also many creative and sophisticated ways to use them. One has a very eye pleasing grass top, with a plastic honeycomb base. It can be used as a median in your driveway or along a sidewalk or street. Rocks and pebbles are also some of the most popular materials used for permeability in landscape design.
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