Xeriscaping to Save Time and Water
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Xeriscaping to Save Time and Water
While having a full fledged garden is rewarding and enjoyable, lots of
people simply don’t have the time that is required to maintain it.
Whether you have too much going on at work or too many kids to take
care of, you should never try to operate a garden if you don’t think
you can handle it.
For those people who are just too busy for a normal garden, I wou
suggest a somewhat recent method of gardening known as Xeriscaping.
This minimal yet stylish theory first emerged in Colorado when water
levels were at an all time low.
It is a great method of having a great looking yard or garden, without
having to maintain it or water it very often at all.
Here in Colorado, many places are offering free Xeriscaping lessons in
order to encourage the conservation of water. If your area is
undergoing a drought, you should check with the water suppliers and see
if they are offering lessons. If you attend those, you will be able to
get advice specific to your region (IE types of plants to grow, how
much to water them, etc).
To some, the name Xeriscaping conjures the image of a yard that
consists of a giant rock bed. However, this is known as “zero scaping”,
and it is a considerably different concept. It focuses on reducing your
yard to nothing that requires any maintenance whatsoever. Unfortunately
this is usually just rocks.
But this shouldn’t be your goal. While keeping maintenance at a
minimum, it is still possibly to retain a nice looking yard that won’t
attract the negative attention of everyone who passes by.
This might sound like it would be hard to implement without making your
yard into a hideous mess, but this is not so at all. The theory
basically involves choosing plants which are low maintenance to begin
with, then putting them each in environments that are ideal.
It is usually applied by figuring out what side of the house to place
it on to get the best amount of shade, and figuring out how to group it
with plants with similar water needs.
To get started in your Xeriscaping renovation, you first need to pick
out all the plants you will be using. They should for the most part
require a low amount of water. This doesn’t mean you can only grow
cactuses in your yard. Just cut back on the really thirsty plants that
you have to water every day to keep alive. You’ll want to stick with
local plants for the most part, and don’t go with anything too exotic
as these generally require larger amounts of water.
The second most important principle of xeriscaping is placing the
plants in ideal areas. If you place them all together with plants that
requireessentially the same amount of water, then you will end up
saving lots ofwater. Also place the plants in areas where they will be
protected from wind or excessive sun, depending on the needs of the
plants. Xeriscaping is almost the same thing as microclimating, just
with more of a focus on adaptation to harsh conditions rather than
avoiding them.
So if it sounds good to you and you’re looking to save time and water
by renovating your garden, you should look for xeriscaping lessons.
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