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Q. My quest is to reduce watering, but I like a lawn and we have a medium-sized dog. I see that miniclover has a good root system, takes about half as much water as grass, and resists dog urine.

Britain said on Thursday it would step up efforts to protect its water resources ahead of the summer, after the driest and warmest spring in England in over 130 years.