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Colorado lawmakers seek ban on water-sucking, nonnative grass that’s planted only for aesthetics

Backyard lawns are safe, but draft bill proposes prohibition on new ornamental grasses

This photo shows a landscape after the property owner in Castle Rock took part in the city's turf replacement program
This photo shows a landscape after the property owner in Castle Rock took part in the city’s turf replacement program, which offers money to those willing to replace water-dependent lawns with more efficient landscapes. (Photo provided by the town of Castle Rock)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Coloradans might have to say goodbye to verdant green medians full of grass if state lawmakers succeed in a plan to save water by banning new nonnative ornamental turf.
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