Free Workshops Show How to Make the Most of Rainwater

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In his home garden in Albuquerque's Southeast Heights, horticulture specialist George Dickerson has arranged his landscape entirely around the concept of harvesting rainwater for irrigation.

"Water is precious in New Mexico, so when it rains, we want to get as much use from it as possible," said Dickerson in a press release from New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service. "In my garden, I use about 90 percent of rainwater for irrigation through simple techniques that allow me to capture rain for future use or direct it to trees and shrubs in my landscape.

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Free Workshops Show How to Make the Most of Rainwater

"Most rainfall is lost to runoff," Dickerson is quoted as saying in the university's release. "Bu...

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