Create a beautiful landscape and conserve water with xeriscaping, a landscaping method that reduces irrigation needs and maximizes the use of natural precipitation.
Xeriscaping – landscape (an area) in a style which requires little or no irrigation. Xeriscaping is a water conservation concept that originated in Colorado and now spreading across the United States. The term Xeriscape is a combination of two Greek words – xeros meaning dry, and scape meaning view. It is not the same as “zero-scaping”, […]
Xeriscape plants range from flowering types to succulents, trees to shrubs. Here's 35 popular xeriscaping choices to pick from!
Transform your backyard into an oasis with these 6 grass free yard ideas. Save water and reduce maintenance with the perfect solution for you.
There's a lot of great xeriscape ideas including drought-resistant native plants that will transform your yard into a low-maintenance, water friendly oasis.
To start off, let's give you an idea about what "xeriscaping" means. "Xeros" is a Greek word that means "dry." Xeriscape landscapes require less irrigation than traditional landscapes and therefore conserve water (and your money!).
Xeriscaping – landscape (an area) in a style which requires little or no irrigation. Xeriscaping is a water conservation concept that originated in Colorado and now spreading across the United States. The term Xeriscape is a combination of two Greek words – xeros meaning dry, and scape meaning view. It is not the same as “zero-scaping”, […]
Gallery of the best xeriscape ideas including simple and modern xeriscaping ideas for the front yard and backyard.
Want a beautiful landscape that doesn’t require thousands gallons of water to maintain? The answer is xeriscaping, a term that refers to landscaping where water conservation and native plants are a major goal.
What is xeriscaping? In this article we’ll discuss the 7 principles, how it can work for you, and how to break ground on your first xeriscape
Cottage gardens are intentionally casual. Go big on color, but light on labor with this classic, informal garden style.
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Silver leaves set off more colorful flowers and brighten your landscape. Here are the best plants with silver foliage to grow.
Here's a little inspiration to transform your outdoor space (or even just get started gardening).
The 30 best xeriscaping plants list including shade plants, ground covers, perennials, shrubs, trees, vines and ornamental grasses.
Even if you love yard work, no one enjoys redoing work they’ve already done. So, when designing your yard, do your homework first.
You can have a colorful and beautiful landscape while conserving water and saving time, energy and money. Learn innovative conservation techniques for water-wise gardening, or xeriscaping, in central Oregon. Full plant lists give you plenty of options! Go straight to the plant lists New! Sort and filter plants by water use, height or attributes in a web-based app. Try the app
Even in dry climates or drought you can grow plants, have gardens, and create a beautiful environment. There are many options for landscaping for drought.
Eryngium yuccifolium or rattlesnake master is a unique and excellent ground cover or xeriscaping plant option. Learn to care for it here.
Kelowna has its very own Un H2O Garden a demonstration garden showing how beautiful water wise landscaping can be
Dealing with drought conditions? These drought-tolerant ground covers can thrive in your yard with less water.
Xeriscaping Plant and Tree List for Central and Eastern Oregon
Gardening in zone 1 can be daunting. Winters are brutal and only the toughest plants will thrive. Click here for zone 1 gardening tips.
The Cactus Garden, Carl Johans Park, Norrkoping
Santa Fe horticulturist and owner of Waterwise Gardening, David Salman, has long been a horticultural pioneer introducing a number of new natives and Old World plants into cultivation. He has especially nurtured a long-time interest in western native plants in his attempts to bring more regionally suitable garden plants into our gardens. One such success story is his introduction of Agastache rupestris (Licorice Mint Hyssop) in 1996. Purchasing a few seed packets in the early 1990's of this unfa
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Aeoniums succulents are colorful, attractive, evergreen rosette from the Canary Islands. Used in xeriscapes, desert landscaping and in containers. [DETAILS]
Check out these curbside designs for smart ways to use perennials, dwarf shrubs, and groundcovers
Yucca plants are a popular choice in a xeriscape landscape. They are also popular houseplants. Learning how to do the propagation of a yucca plant is an excellent way to increase their numbers. Read m
Xeriscape plants are drought tolerant, often easy to maintain, and very "green". Read about which ones I chose for my own xeriscape landscape, including evergreen shrubs and perennials.
There are plenty of reasons to get excited.
Macrozamia communis is an evergreen cycad in the Zamiaceae family. Its native range is CE. & SE. New South Wales. Familiar names include Burrawang or Burrawong. It can resist considerable exposure to frost, fire, and deer. It is also suitable for xeriscaping and is drought-tolerant. A graceful cycad that forms a dense rounded crown of feathery fronds that in time will produce a short trunk. It prefers to grow in full sun or in shade. Zones 8-11 Germination Propagate from seed in a shaded location, and sow seeds 2-3" deep in a well-drained potting mix regularly watered for 6-24 months until germination occurs.
Estos días de calor se prestan para escribir y compartir fotos de jardines, patios y terrazas, ¿verdad? Pero hoy, quiero ir un poquito más allá, para contarles sobre un tema que, de unos años para acá, me ha venido apasionando: la xerojardinería, es decir, la creación de jardines que consumen poca agua. I’ve said it before, warm, Summer days make me want to write about gardens, courtyards, patios, and any other kind of outdoor project. However, today I want to go a little further and talk about a subject I feel very passionate about: xeriscaping. In other words, the creation of water saving gardens, or actually gardens that require no suplemental watering. En realidad, el concepto no es nuevo. Este término extraño se acuñó en Estados Unidos a principios después de la sequía de 1977 y también como respuesta al crecimiento de jardines tipo “pradera verde”, es decir, de pasto o césped. Y es que, el 50% del consumo de agua en los hogares norteamericanos corresponde al mantenimiento de las áreas verdes. This concept is actually not new. This bizarre term was coined after the 1977 drought, and the later recognition that 50% of the water used by the average household […]
Turn that space by the curb into a spot of beauty that needs little care
You'll love this list of 30 backyard succulent gardens! Tons of designs for adding beauty and life to your yard with little effort! A gardener's dream!
Xeriscape plants are drought tolerant, often easy to maintain, and very "green". Read about which ones I chose for my own xeriscape landscape, including evergreen shrubs and perennials.
Learn how to care for your tulips, hydrangeas, peonies, roses, and more with these tips, tricks, trend ideas for your flower garden.
