Stephen Tashiro
01-24-2010, 10:32 AM
I've heard that one way to increase the rainfall on grass is to pave parts of the lawn. The water that would have fallen on the paved part runs off to the unpaved part. This sounds reasonable to me since I notice that vegetation here in southwest NM grows better around sidewalks and rocks than out in the open.
Of course, the paving should be something like brick or stone that will look nice. But is there any known science about how it should be spaced? Water running off a large area like a parking lot will only go so far off the edge. If one were doing paving purely for ornamental and irrigation purposes, how should the paving be spaced?
Of course, the paving should be something like brick or stone that will look nice. But is there any known science about how it should be spaced? Water running off a large area like a parking lot will only go so far off the edge. If one were doing paving purely for ornamental and irrigation purposes, how should the paving be spaced?