If your grass is brown, this doesn't mean it's dead, it's just dormant. Dormant grass only needs to be watered every three weeks. When the rain begins, your grass will quickly turn green again, and you will have saved money by watering your dormant grass correctly.

Give your lawn more water, but less often. Watering your lawn lightly every night encourages your grass to be shallow-rooted and totally dependent on that small amount of water you have to provide daily. By watering a maximum of twice a week, but for a period long enough to enable the water to soak deep into the soil, the roots of your lawn are encouraged to go deeper to seek moisture, making them hardier in dry conditions.

Use a timer on your sprinkler. A forgotten sprinkler wastes more than 1000 litres per hour, all of which you pay for. If you don't have a hose timer, set a kitchen timer.

Water small areas of grass by hand, to avoid waste. Wash your cars and pets on the lawn. This waters the lawn at the same time.

Mow your grass as infrequently as possible. Mowing puts your lawn under additional stress, causing it to require more watering. Adjust your lawnmower to a higher setting. Longer grass will reduce the amount of water lost to evaporation.