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Nevada Will Now Pay You Up to $7 a Square Foot to Rip Out Your Lawn, and the Turf Deadline Lands January 1
Southern Nevada raised its turf rebate to $5 per square foot, and Las Vegas Valley Water District customers stack another $2 on top. That is $7,000 for a 1,000 square foot lawn on a job that often costs $4,000. California rates are far lower and depend entirely on your water agency. Here is the real math, the pre-approval rule that disqualifies the most homeowners, and what the deadlines actually require.
Landscaping
California's 'Zone 0' Is Here: Why the First 5 Feet Around Your House Now Has to Be Bare
A new ember-resistant rule wants the first 5 feet around your home cleared of anything that can burn. Here is what Zone 0 means for your mulch, your fence, and your insurance, and which deadlines actually apply to you.
Landscaping
Lawn Watering Bans Just Hit 14 States This Summer: How Landscapers Are Pivoting Customers to $4,000 to $18,000 Xeriscape Conversions
With roughly 58% of the Lower 48 in drought and sprinkler bans spreading from Erie, Colorado to the Carolinas, landscape contractors are quoting turf-removal conversions at $5 to $20 per square foot. Here is what those projects actually cost, which rebates are still funded, and where HOAs can no longer block the swap.
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