I blame Downton Abbey. Pretending to be an estate in England takes A LOT OF WATER.
The rest of us are conserving the best we can. But the large estates, and the large estate wannabes*, are crazily committed to preserving their water sucking ways.
Honestly, we live in California, which is semi-arid. To pretend to live in rainy England is a waste of water.
However, if you have large trees and hedges, those are worth saving. You are rich, so you can always buy sod grass. Usually, everyone over-waters. They sell devices which tell you how much water is in the soil. For trees and hedges, you need DEEP WATER. By watering every day, you damage the trees and hedges by leaching minerals from the soil and encouraging the roots to be shallow.
I personally find a meadow of native plants to be WAY MORE COOL than boring green grass.
* Slang for "want to be", meaning those who pretend to be rich.
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