You don't have to look any further than your front lawn to help the environment. Jeff Chirico has the latest water-saving innovations in today's Good Housekeeping Report.

Spending 15 to 60 dollars on an outdoor water timer can be an easy way to turn down your water bill.

Stacy Genovese/ technical director  "One of the most basic type of timers that you can get to help save on your water bill is a timer that's like an egg timer. You simply set it to how long you want the sprinkler to run and it automatically shuts off after that amount of time. Starting at about $35, programmable water timers are another option. You can program them to start and stop at certain times every day."

The Good Housekeeping Research Institute tested the newest water-saving innovations and found a few that hit the mark. The Melnor Aquasentry with Aquatimer checks soil moisture before watering the lawn to see if water is needed.

"It has a wireless moisture sensor. So you just take the sensor, mount it into your lawn, and it monitors how wet the grass is, so if there's enough moisture in it, it doesn't let the sprinkler go on. Right here is the wireless receiver that the moisture sensor speaks to. So this whole product goes in line, you connect it to your spigot, and on the other end you connect your hose, and this is what actually turns the water on and off."

Can't get to the spigot?  Good Housekeeping recommends the Remote Rain from L.R. Nelson. "You don't actually have to go outside to turn the water on and off. You can control it with this remote control, and it works up to 100 feet away from the spigot."

The Orbit Yard Watering System is a good alternative to pricey in-ground sprinkler systems. It can control up to four hoses for zoned irrigation.

For every half hour your hose runs, you're using 240 to 300 gallons of water. That's enough for almost two weeks' worth of showers.