On top of all this, the spectre of Uber and its $6 billion warchest are an ever-looming presence for all comers in the collaborative consumption space: today Uber's focus may be on transportation and logistics, but with that bedrock secured, Uber could move on to anyone's on-demand lawn and own it.
"The number of irrigation systems has also increased, and that is our biggest demand -- lawn sprinklers".
Huntington Town, which operates the Dix Hills Water District, said in August that demand from lawn irrigation systems had "reached dangerous levels".
The water demand for lawn irrigation is estimated using the Cropwat 8.0 and Climwat 2.0.
Home Depot, the home-improvement chain, said yesterday that first-quarter earnings rose 21percentt as the remodeling of older stores and demand for John Deere lawn tractors helped sales.
Home Depot Inc., the home-improvement chain, said third-quarter earnings climbed 22percentt as demand for John Deere lawn tractors, Behr paint and lumber helped sales at older stores increase at the fastest pace in four years.
The house and its gardens and lawns demand perpetual care.
In Atlanta, where home lawn demands have drained water resources in a city struggling with drought, more than 900 people in the last few years have ripped up their lawns and replaced them with backyard wildlife patches certified by the National Wildlife Federation.
They sat on the porch drinking, and not talking about her parents' health or their growing burden: This large colonial house & its 20 acres; the garden, which demanded tending; the lawn, which Charli- would mow in the morning-the general maintenance, kept up only by hiring strangers, at whose mercy they more & more were..
The company said that was because of lower volume in its clearance sales and less demand for electronics and lawn and garden items.
Deere & Company, the farm machinery maker, said yesterday that its quarterly earnings would be higher than it had thought and predicted that 2003 sales would rise 8to10percentent on demand for agricultural and lawn care equipment.
