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19.07.2024 - 18:17 / finegardening.com
Drought-tolerant plant combinations don’t need to be dry and boring. Xeriscaping, or designing a landscape to use as little water as possible, can be done while still maintaining a beautiful and interesting landscape. The physical traits that allow some plants to thrive without supplemental water can also lend fascinating colors, textures, and architecture to a design. Choosing plants native to areas where water is in short supply ensures that you are choosing plants that evolved naturally to withstand tough conditions.
To get the water-wise ideas flowing, let’s revisit two gardens that showcase an inspiring array of drought-resistant plants. First is Roger and Mary Greenberg’s garden in Tiburon, California, Texture Extremes. It is filled with artful combinations that thrive through Northern California’s dry summers. Though some selections are frost tender, the Greenbergs’ use of exuberant textures and a skillfully restrained color palette could be reinterpreted with hardier plants.
Next, we’ll check out the gravel gardens at Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin, Digging Deeper Into Gravel Gardens,. That article showed how to build a gravel garden. Now we will get to know the colorful palette of tough, low-maintenance plants that give these gardens their signature look. Many have a broad range and will work well in gardens all over the country, especially where soil drains quickly.
Location: Greenberg Garden, Tiburon, California
A gardener’s eye naturally seeks out interesting patterns and anomalies, and the Greenberg garden does not disappoint. Standout specimens grab our attention and then share the spotlight with nearby companions. Repeating colors and forms keep the look cohesive, and it is clear that
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