Lawn police trim $30,000 from Florida man who violates the 10-inch rule

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6. there's the rub

the water usage to maintain a green lawn here in west central floriduh is obscene.

for 40 years we lived in the same house in st pete, planted trees, bushes, a veg garden and had compost piles and rain barrels.

I cut the sand spurs when they got too high but never put in sod. Sold said house and bought a smaller model. Same sandspur grass and plan.

the old house was bought by a couple from out of state. first item of business: tear out sandspur lawn, install reclaimed water sprinkler system and lay sod, cut grass every week.

Sod dies within 2 years

next item of business: pull out dead sod, replace with new, cut lawn every week. As of this day 3 years after buying home the sod is beginning to die.

I don't think they realize that the 70 year old oaks will take every drop of water available to them from trunk to the tree line.