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The beauty of living in a hot and sunny place can sometimes feel like a burden on your garden as well as on your water bill, but using plants that are drought tolerant can make both your garden and your wallet sing! Xeriscaping is a great way to simplify your gardening efforts if you live in a place that lacks rain on a consistant basis. It will help to lower your water consumption, and creates little to no maintenanace for your garden. Using plants that are native to the region can be extremely useful so that no irrigation is needed in these hot and dry areas
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Grasses to use as a screen
by dig the dirt editor on March 17, 2010
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using ornamental grasses in the garden
by dig the dirt editor on March 17, 2010
USING GRASSES IN THE GARDEN Many gardeners... read more
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caring for ornamental grasses
by dig the dirt editor on March 17, 2010
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How to build a raised vegetable bed; video and instructions
by dig the dirt editor on January 07, 2010
Building a raised vegetable bed for your garden... read more
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Succulent plant wall; A bit of a different way to do containers.
by FigTree on September 14, 2009
Even though I now live in Seattle, I used to li... read more
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Catus @ Huntington Gardens
by butterfly on September 12, 2009
Wow! Huntington Gardens is absolutely amazing,... read more
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black lace cactus
Black lace cactus starts out as a single stem and slowly clusters to form an impressive clump. It is the "shaggy dog" of lace cacti with its long (but friendly) brownish or pinkish spines arranged in neat, comb-like rows. Huge (up to 5" across), dark pink flowers open over a 2-3 week period in late spring. Easily grown in pots and rock gardens in any fast draining soil. Because this xeric plant needs longer periods of warm weather to establish its roots properly, it is not recommended for fall planting in Zones 3-6. -- edited by dtd pbcouchman
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