Interesting Front Yard Landscape Alternatives
Do you need outdoor landscaping ideas that tolerant to the dry weather? Cool green grass is the first choice for most homeowners. But that isn’t really practical today. We should all be conscience of our water usage even when it isn’t being enforced. The outdoor landscape ideas suggested below are all drought tolerant.
The first thing to do would be to get rid of the thirsty lawn in the front yard. Replace it with a woodland garden, patio or grassy meadow. An alternate exterior landscaping idea would be to create a natural looking pathway to the front door. A woodland garden made up of natural stone surrounded by tiny wildflowers. The path leading to the front door becomes a destination in itself with interesting plantings dotting the stones.
Living in the cooler climates of the North east through to the west will require planting some perennials that may bloom in the summer and others that blossom in the winter months. One showy perennial that does very well is the hellebores. It belongs to the buttercup family and produces up to 50 blooms on a single small bush in the winter and early spring, that can grow up to 18 inches tall and wide.
For the Southwest drought resistant outdoor landscaping ideas are commonplace and many homeowners have created small patio areas in their front yards and will compliment it with a few shade trees. Instead of lawn they use gravel in a variety of colors and place native plants such as cactus varieties in their garden areas. They also might add an intimate seating area ideal for coffee or cocktail visits with their neighbors.
The west can been severely affected by droughts every few years. Low maintenance and outdoor landscape ideas that require very little water should be a top priority. Rosemary and lavendar are very useful plants for cooking, aroma and color. They don’t depend on water or human care to thrive. In the west a “zero-scape” or hardscape of concrete or stone slab with a water feature could be installed. Consider it an intimate area to sip your cup of joe in the morning.
Look online to find the perfect plants for landscaping ideas in your region. These sites will more than likely offer photos of the plant varieties. Instead of purchasing larger plants, buy smaller ones in four inch pots and plant them about two feet apart. You will be surprised at how fast they grow into lovely adult plants.
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