In Southern California, we are mindful of our limited natural resource, water. While I was in Laguna Beach this weekend, I stopped by their water-wise/fire-wise garden display. I have a small embankment which needs something planted for erosion and aesthetic purposes. I think this "coprosma kirkii" will do the job. It's water requirements, once established, are water every three weeks. Additionally, it is a fire-wise plant.

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Planning and design
⁃ Attend some seminars, read up on the topic and try to get some expert opinion on how to go about the process.
⁃ Group plants with similar water needs to create distinct watering zones. . .

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Posted by North Country Maturing Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to xeriscape on 2008-03-21, 06:21:14

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There are 7 principals of Xeriscaping. I will list them here and then elaborate on them further in the days to come. Here they are!. . .

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Water wise gardening uses time-honored gardening methods coupled with new environmental and conservation principles.

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Xeriscaping is landscaping with drought resistent plants; not nessecarily succulent plants.

I just popped into a ‘lens‘ about xeriscaping which is not only easy to read but also provides the reader with interesting practical insight.

Two other interesting lenses are one about ourselves and one about succulents.

Not a lens but a nice blog about our favorite subject from Arizona is Water When Dry.

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Posted by blog@cactusjungle.com (cactusblog) Reblogged by Old Roses to xeriscape on 2007-08-01, 00:40:53

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I read Susan's post on drought-tolerant plants while I was in the New Mexico high desert--where it rained almost every day.  Summers around there are known for their delicious, dramatic thunderstorms that rumble in just in time to cool down the 100+ temps and wash through the sandy, alkaline soil.

And then I returned home to chilly, overcast, northern California, where it barely rains for months but also never gets warm.  You'd think that High Country Garden's plants would just sulk in my slightly acid, clay soil, but guess what?  They're flourishing. . . .

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Posted by Amy Reblogged by Old Roses to xeriscape on 2007-07-13, 06:19:55

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"Xeriscaping" is sometimes mispronounced as if it read, "zero-scaping." This unfortunate mispronunciation conjures up images of a big fat zero -- a vast desert, with little landscaping interest. This misconception...

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You have a busy life and want a low maintenance landscape that looks great. Lavender is a great choice. Here're some reasons why.

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A recent commenter here alerted me to Linda Chalker-Scott, a Ph.D. horticulture prof at Washington State U., director of their Master Gardener Program, and the primary hort authority behind Master Gardener Magazine.  She's known for her articles debunking Horticultural Myths, and who can resist a good debunking? 

So like any long-time gardener, I breeze through the myth articles, feeling smug because I know better than to fall for them myself.  Until she lays this one on me:  "The use of drought-tolerant plants reduces water consumption," which she calls the Myth of Xeriscaping. . . .

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If you're looking for a striking plant to use either in a Mediteranean or Cottage Garden setting and water availablity is limited then an echium might be right up your alley. . .

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It's the Top Ten low-water-use Groundcovers, from the Desert Gardens website. . .

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Posted by blog@cactusjungle.com (cactusblog) Reblogged by Old Roses to xeriscape on 2006-09-28, 22:38:36

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Would a 'dry' garden have a water feature in it?

The gardening buzz at the moment, certainly not in the blogosphere but definitely here in Australia, is all about 'xeriscape' (commonly termed 'waterwise') gardening. It's the idea that people actually plant purposefully understanding that the garden will get no more water on it apart from what it recieves from the annual rainfall.

Fortunately, I live in Busselton which rests on the Yarrigidee artesian water basin, a water source that is often the envy of city dwellers and others in remote locations. The only reason I watch what I use is because it forces the credit card payments into overdrive. It's not really an issue for us and we mock and scorn as the city-dwellers whinge over water restrictions and that their plants are wilting. . .

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From the Brandenton Herald comes this tale of gardening woe:

As we enter the hot, dry months of spring, soils are already way too parched. Now is the time we think about drought-tolerant landscapes, or at least the one we were going to install last year.

With "drought tolerance," spiny cactus plants and succulents often come to mind. Actually, though, we need to look deeper - at the type of soil under our feet. Soil is not the same throughout Manatee County, between neighborhoods, and sometimes even across streets.

Yes, it's all about the dirt. And the rains. Together.

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If you're coming to this blog for the first time via Guardian Unlimited from my piece about how to save water in the garden, welcome. Have a click around and let me know what you think. And if you're a regular, guess what? I've written a piece for Guardian Unlimited (my day job, although I don't usually write about gardening) about how to save water in the garden! The piece includes a picture of some echinacea, a plant I just happened to have planted in my garden. I can't wait for it to start blooming....

Posted by Jane Perrone Reblogged by Old Roses to xeriscape on 2006-04-01, 20:28:38

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When folks hear the word Xeriscape many times they picture a hot, dry area lacking lush plants and grass. The truth is Xeriscape provides the best way to grow plants while conserving water. Xeriscape is derived from the Greek word xeri for dry (needing little water) and embodies the principles of water conservation through creative landscaping.

To employ the fundamentals of Xeriscape . . .

Great info for dry areas

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