We plan our gardens with the experiences of fall in mind—remembering the textures, colors, sounds and feelings that come with the changing of the foliage.
Let’s delve into why water conservation is important and how perennial landscapes can contribute to the effort.
The xeric garden—misconstrued as a barren and unflattering landscape—deserves a different narrative. While many people picture a landscape filled with swaths of rock and singular desert plants, the xeric garden can easily blossom into the opposite. Let’s look at some Tree of Life projects that practice the principles of xeriscape (and dispel some myths along the way).