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not sure whether my HOA has policies against that sort of thing, though.
Good to take note of that, but I don't think this will be too big of an issue. While some HOAs are specific down to the turf type, I know of many that are not including numerous one in Cary. Those that do restrict the lawn species are sure to be under pressure to change in light of this. I'm in North Raleigh, but my HOA does not care what type of grass we have.
FWIW, I post on a different forum about lawn care and often get responses from residents in Cary on that forum. The Cary posters on that forum have everything from bremuda, zoysia, KGB, to perrenial rye in their lawns.
There is already quite a mix of lawn types in Cary!
"Homeowners who rip out at least 1,000 square feet of fescue and replace it with warm-season grass will get $500. It is just one of four incentives to getting citizens to conserve water."
There are also other incentives like lower fees for builders who install warm season grass in new developments and homeowners remodleing can get a rebate toward a high-efficiency toilet.
Bermuda grass & Zoysia grass are two common types of warm season grasses. They typically (but not always) do better during the warmer months with less water than a cool season grass like Fescue and go dormant (brown) during the winter months then green up again in the spring.
A lot depends on your landscape and how much sun your lawn gets. Even though bermuda does better during drought conditions, if you have a lot of shade in your yard you might find bermuda difficult to establish and maintain as it likes the sun!
In the case of the restrictions on watering, the Town of Cary's ordinances take precedence over what any of the HOAs might like to require of its neighborhood residents. Individual HOAs may be able to dictate types of lawn, maybe even s/f size (I really don't know), but where I am in Cary, there are lawns of all shapes and sizes, and there are a number of grasses, including fescue, bermuda, and zoysia.
I do wonder if there would be an incentive of some sort for a homeowner like me who would rather have large beds of azaleas, hollies, spirea, wigeleia, and other plants indigenous to NC, as opposed to sweeping lawns. Seems to me a(n) HOA could review, and approve or disapprove, a landscaping plan or design, just like they do at any other time, especially when a home is under construction.
Once established, I don't think such beds would require much water. I don't recall ever having to really supplement the azaleas I had in my yard, not here in the Piedmont, or on the coast.
I wish Holly Springs offered that. There is one thing to keep in mind though, "Cary" is not giving you the money, all the Cary residents are
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