28 Feb 2011 1 Comment
in Cactus, euphorbia, Garden Design, Photography, Succulents, water wise garden Tags: Cactus Garden, nadia's san diego garden blog, Succulents, Water wise landscaping, xeriscape landscape design
Here are several xeriscape designs that have inspired me. These photos say it all… simple, clean and water wise!
saguaro cactus in arizona
antique wagon wheel next to a protea just about to bloom
flagstone pavers, smooth round pebbles and ahhh... relaxing chairs
aloe and euphorbia with a rock river
Front yard xeriscape
multi-layered rock tones add depth to this garden
26 Apr 2010 5 Comments
in Cactus, euphorbia, Garden Design, Photography Tags: designing with succulents, drought tolerant landscape, nadia's garden blog, ocean friendly garden, San Diego garden blog, xeriscape landscape design
Water friendly landscaping comes with a variety of titles such as xeriscape, drought-tolerant, California natives and ocean-friendly just to name a few. Creating a drought tolerant landscape doesn’t mean that its synonymous with a “zero-scape” of bland looking plants surrounded by a sea of rock. This photos below shows my side yard with a raised planter 5 feet deep and 20 feet long. Five years ago I turned off the water supply and planted succulents, aloes, euphorbias and cacti. In the winter months nature takes care of all the watering and in the summer months it gets a light sprinkling once a week with the hose. No fertilizers, pesticides or weed-killer. One unexpected benefit from creating this water-friendly garden is the wildlife visiting in greater numbers than ever before, lizards, dove, hummingbirds and bees. With succulents, cacti and aloe blooming all year-long and a fire-resistant area spanning across the entire side of my yard I think it was a good choice of landscape design.
Check out these resources for drought tolerant landscape information: Ocean Friendly Gardens, Be Water Wise.com, Xeriscape website.
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