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Monday, April 21, 2008
incremental landscaping
On my path towards getting my landscaping to a respectable state, I brought home some stuff from the local nursery. I've mentioned in the past my dislike for the amount of xeriscaping here, so now I'm finally doing something about it. I forget the names of what I brought home, but they're native and they fall in line with a landscaping master plan I had approved by historic review. It doesn't look like much right now, but the ground cover grows like weeds, so I'm sure I'm going to be hacking it back in 6 months.. :) The problem with landscaping your home in nothing but rock is that all that stone acts like a massive heat sink, transferring all the heat to your home. And out here in far west texas, we can definitely appreciate keeping cool.
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It sounds like you don't have a dislike of "xeriscaping" -- you have a dislike of "zero-scaping" and I completely agree with you. Xeriscaping means plants requiring less water. Zero, means rocks. Maybe a cactus or shrub. Our front is xeriscaped and it is quite lush:
http://bp2.blogger.com/_HyHumkPfZFQ/RljsDgWiJvI/AAAAAAAAAIE/kGjDiUxLBNk/s1600-h/116_1649.JPG
I'm a huge fan of xeriscaping, can you tell? :)
It sounds like you don't have a dislike of "xeriscaping" -- you have a dislike of "zero-scaping" and I completely agree with you. Xeriscaping means plants requiring less water. Zero, means rocks. Maybe a cactus or shrub. Our front is xeriscaped and it is quite lush:
http://bp2.blogger.com/_HyHumkPfZFQ/RljsDgWiJvI/AAAAAAAAAIE/kGjDiUxLBNk/s1600-h/116_1649.JPG
I'm a huge fan of xeriscaping, can you tell? :)
Haha, yes there is a difference although I have heard the term used interchangeably at times.. In this region it usually means at worst a concrete or rock lawn or at best rock with an assortment of native plants/trees. I much prefer the latter.
However even then, I think the use of rock should be ornamental not taking up a significant amount of lawn space. Did I mention that I absolutely despise screening? That flower bed looks awesome by the way.. :) Someday my backyard will be my little (watersmart) oasis.
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