Definition of XERISCAPE
A landscaping method developed especially for arid and semiarid
climates that utilizes water-conserving techniques (as the use of
drought-tolerant plants, mulch, and efficient irrigation).
But contrary to popular belief, it doesn't mean zero-scaping. There are many ways to plan a water-wise garden and still create the visual beauty all gardeners love to see. It's all about clustering different textures, colors, and heights in a visually attractive manner. Here are some examples:
Here are some links you might find useful:
4 comments:
The photos show beautiful gardens, Dani. I've seen beautiful garden in both California and New Mexico - both arid, but dedicated gardeners can give awesome results.
Awesome pictures a good X post.
Yvonne.
Cool I will check out that website. We live in a area that is hot and dry in the summer months and are trying to go with drought resilient plants. Good X post!
Your pictures show some of the prettier Xeriscapes I've seen. I'v also seen, in person, some awful ones. But I do think it's smart to plant things that don't need much moisture if you live in an arid place. Making one last A-Z pass on the blogs I chose to follow.
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