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- Colorado Demonstration Gardens: Xeriscaped Gardens - Daves Garden
Xeriscape gardening can look lush, colorful and be a snap to maintain To help people learn how to have a beautiful garden while being water consious, Colorado Springs Utilities has created two xeriscaped demonstration gardens for denizens to learn about and apply water thriftiness in their own gardens
- Xeriscaping with Drip Irrigation Systems - Daves Garden
Although the term ‘xeriscape’ may conjure up a bleak and lifeless landscapes, the practice of xeriscaping is a highly desirable landscaping endeavor in arid or semiarid regions that can result in lush and beautiful gardens Denver, Colorado supported xeriscaping when there wasn’t a name for it Denver Water, the city’s water municipality, coined the phrase by combing “landscape
- Xeriscape a Cottage Garden
To start your xeriscape cottage garden, work from the ground up and learn what you need to do to the soil to increase water absorption while maintaining excellent drainage Consider adding native plants to your palette, and begin to think more regionally about cottage gardening
- Texas Ranger, Leucophyllum frutescens - Daves Garden
The Texas ranger is a classic xeriscape plant but it can also be used in the transition zone between xeriscape landscaping and conventional landscaping It can also be used in drier and better-draining areas in a conventional landscape Where winters are relatively mild and watering not excessive, it is a rugged and attractive plant
- Garden Styles: Xeriscape
Whether you plan to completely redesign your landscape, or just implement a few xeriscaped areas, hydrozoning is key Grouping plants with similar water needs and climatic conditions reduces maintenance; cacti and succulents would never be planted with hosta or lilies Your property will have three main zones: 1) arid, 2) transition, and 3) oasis
- Manzanita - Daves Garden
Manzanita adds a touch of the wild beauty of the Far West to the native plant garden or xeriscape border Below is a very small sampling of manzanita species and cultivars
- How to Grow Penstemon (Beardtongue) - Daves Garden
An essential plant in any xeriscape, Penstemons are unsurpassed in attracting hummingbirds to your garden For beginners, we recommend growing a few of the easier species like Rocky Mountain Beardtongue (Penstemon strictus), Pineleaf Beardtongue (Penstemon pinifolius) and the beautiful Penstemon ?Elfin Pink?
- Focus on Encelia farinosa (Brittle Bush) - Daves Garden
E farinosa makes a good xeriscape plant for those sunny, dry areas in the western United States Seeds can be collected, allowed to dry and planted outside after last frost
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