I’ve just read, quite possibly, the most idiotic piece of gardening advice ever. In an era when conservation is king and limiting our personal use of depleting natural resources is held in high esteem, this wise sage not only condones wasting precious water but advocates it.

A longtime advocate of this arcane practice is landscape architect James van Sweden, who likes to moisten the patio, steps and low walls of his townhouse garden in Georgetown…”It looks like it just rained, and that can be nice,” said Van Sweden.

And here I was thinking that the world was finally seeing the light with conservation and were scurring hastily to install their grey water reticulation pipes. Instead, we’re being wooed with setting a nice scene in our backyards by hosing it down. Maybe, I’ve got it wrong and he uses treated effluent?

Great tip Washington Post. I can’t wait to see Treehugger get their hands on this one.