Xerascape your life!

So this isn't so much an "interior" as it is an "exterior" blog, but it's an important design topic none the less.

Xerascaping refers to landscaping and gardening in ways that reduce or eliminate the need for supplemental irrigation. It is promoted in areas that do not have easily accessible supplies of fresh water, and is gaining acceptance in other areas as climate patterns shift. Utilizing plants whose natural requirements are appropriate to the local climate isemphasized, and care is taken to avoid losing water to evaporation and run-off.

The photo at the left is an example of a beautiful xerascaped area in California.

While this is a term that was coined in Colorado, and is more popular in the Western part of the US, it is something we can all do to up our ability to be more resourceful. It is also benificial to companies who choose to landscape in this manner since they will be spending less money on upkeep and watering of plants that will thrive in their natural landscape.

Xerascaping might lower the number of plants you can select from, but it is still a beautiful choice in landscape design. Who really needs a palm tree growing in the midwest anyway?