Who likes XERO-SCAPING?

Question

I don't know if I'm spelling it right, but the landscaping technique/ideation which relies on using ROCKS and other Things....I don't know if STUMPS or DRIFTWOOD goes in the same category or not... but the ideation is for areas where there isn't much rain and such to say...so you do not have to worry about traditional plants dying. Obviously you can do this type of scaping anywhere, not just in dry regions. Sometimes you'll see guys who will do MINIMAL plantings(trees/bushes of a drought tolerant nature) and then well then they do the rest with XERO-SCAPING

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Answer 1

Xeriscaping comes from the Greek work xeros, meaning dry. It is a way of landscaping with drought tolerant plants. It looks a little different to our eyes, since we are accustomed to the kind of lush lawns and flower gardens that most of us grew up with. But it is certainly beautiful in its own way, and it is definitely the more environmentally responsible approach to gardening in an area that doesn't receive much natural rainfall, or -like where I live in California - most if not all of the rain falls during the winter months and virtually none in the summer. There are actually lots of choices of plant materials, from trees such as bay and olive, to shrubs like manzanita and bottle brush, to flowers such as agapanthus, Russian sage, and various sedums. The Sunset Western Garden Book has a good section on plants for dry settings.

Answer 2

Xeriscaping. And I do like it in the correct situation. I'm actually working on a project in San Antonio, Texas where xeriscaping will be applied.

It is not just rocks and stuff though. The term actually means using native materials with drought tolerant qualities. You could actually use quite abit of plant material and the term xeriscaping still applied. It is all how you look at it.

Answer 3

Due to global warming and the drought conditions the midwest has been in the past 6 years, a lot of us have had to change the way we garden!
Xeroscaping is a new alternative, it orriginated out of Colorado Univeristy and is spreading the dry southwest and middle of the country.
It's learning to use plants that have been native to our areas and pouring water on our properties.
When we try to bring in other plants to our area and grow them we're asking for trouble.
Missouri has a website called Grownative.org that shows us plants that will do well in our state.
Try it you may like it!!

Answer 4

Xeriscape is landscaping with native and adapted plants for your area.
Lower water demand and less maintenance (mowing, pruning, spraying and fertilizing) are the benefits.
It does not have to look dead and barren.
Contact your county agricultural extension service for a list of plants, trees and grasses that are native or adapted for your location.

Answer 5

If you live in a dry area xeriscaping is very important...as well as planting drought tolerant native plants.

Answer 6

it's xeriscaping... and it's better for the environment than grass and a lot more practical in dry places like arizona. but in most regular rainy places there's really nothing wrong with grass.