Kerr County Water Saver Landscape Contest - Spring 2010
Name: _____________________________________________________________

Address: __________________________________ Phone: ___________________

Signature of resident:__________________________________________________
Three photographs providing different views of the front landscape are required. Photographs become
the property of the Kerr County Water Saver Landscape Contest. Signing this contest entry authorizes
public display of submitted photographs for the promotion of efficient water use.

Overall Appearance - represents 15% of possible points

Is there a plan or drawing of your landscape areas?    YES   NO

Does your landscape contain aesthetic use of color, form and texture?   YES   NO

Do you have attractive decks, patios, paths, groundcovers, shrubs and other plantings which reduce your lawn size and thus save water?   YES   NO

Appropriate Plant Selection - represents 20% of possible points

List major plants (trees, shrubs, groundcovers) used in front landscape.
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What type of lawn grass do you have?________________________ OR ____ No lawn grass

Efficient Water Maintenance - represents 50% of possible points

Does the landscape provide native habitat that conserves water?   YES   NO

Are plants with similar water requirements grouped together (hydrzoning)?    YES   NO

Check all the appropriate type(s) of irrigation methods used:
   _____Permanent sprinkler system_____ Hose-end sprinklers
   _____Drip irrigation   _____Thumb over end of hose    _____None

Does your irrigation system have a controller with rain delay, OR a manual control ?   YES   NO

Is your irrigation system maintained so there are no leaks and water is not sprayed on impermeable surfaces which can waste water?(hoses/sprinklers, etc.)    YES   NO

What percent of your landscape is irrigrated with a drip or low-volume irrigration system ? (circle one)   Less than 10%   10%-25%   25%-50%    More than 50%

What percent of your landscape does NOT require routine watering? (circle one)   Less than 10%   10%-25%   25%-50%    More than 50%

What time of day do you water your lawn? __________________________________

How many inches of water do you apply OR how much time is spent watering at one time?
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Is landscape irrigation supplemented with harvested rainfall?   YES    NO

Mulching - represents 10% of possible points

Do you use mulch in the flower and shrub beds?   YES    NO

What kinds of mulch is added to landscape areas?
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Landscape Fertilization - represents 5% of possible points

What type and how often is fertilizer applied to the landscape each year?
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