Meeting 3/1/2009
Program - Xeriscaping
What xeriscaping is - Xeros (Greek for "dry") Not the same as Zero landscaping - concrete nor natural landscaping
Implementing a Xeriscape
Appropriate choice and arrangement of plants
Hydrozoning - plants requiring a similar amount of water placed together
Minimal turf areas
Efficient application of water
Water conservation in the soil
Advantages of Xeriscaping
Lower water bills
Less time and maintainence
Less lawn mowing
Full advantage of rainfall
Habitat for native insects and other fauna
Disadvantages of Xeriscaping
Requires planning
More start up work
May require plant substitution
Weeds may be a problem
Must be managed or may be wasteful
Drought tolerant plants - Annual
Cosmos
Marigold
Portulacca Sundial
Statice
Desert Dragon
Mexican Sunflower
Red Plume Blanket
Vinca
Desert Pea
Pentas New Look
Rose Campion
Zinnia
Gazania
Phlox
Santolina
Drought tolerant plants - Perennials
Arizona Colombine
Blue Beardtongue
Echinacea
Lamb's Ears
Artemisias
Columbine
Gailardia
Lavender
Asters
Coreopsis
Gayfeather
Baby's Breath
Delphinium
Iris
Drought tolerant plants - Shrubs
Butterfly Bush
Privet
Fragrant sumac
Rugosa Roses
Smoke tree
Cinquefoil
Mountain currant
Bayberry
Washington Hawthorne
Japanese black pine
Honeysuckle
Spirea
Russian olive
Snowberry
Witch hazel
Heather
Drought tolerant plants - Trees
Acacia
Fig
Juniper
Siberian Elm
Aralia
Carob
Osage Orange
Gray Dogwood
Bottle Tree
Montery Cypress
Common Olive
Amur Maple
Gray Birch
Eucalyptus
White Poplar
Russian Olive
Common Pater Mulberry
European Hackberry
Black Locust
References
The Speaker - Pat Gill
Pat has been a gardener for over 25 years. She is a member of the North West Louisiana Master Gardeners.
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