Any other city have projects for converting lawns and water-demanding plantings to xeriscapic (water-saving) type? Santa Monica CA is encouraging people to convert water-hog lawns to water-saving native plants.
Of course the So. Calif area is basically a desert, which became a mega-city only by bringing in water, by hook and sometimes crook ("Chinatown"), so water-saving is urgent here.
Just wondered if any other area was experimenting with this.
Persephone
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Didn't Victoria used to talk about this in Phoenix? She hasn't posted for a long time, does anyone know if she's okay?
Janet
I do this in Florida. My soil is just sand, so it is easy to get rid of the lawn - I just let the native plants take over! Now I have a varigated lawn and I don't irrigate. I just handwater my flowers (native ones). Took out lots of ixora bushes, planted palms, sea grapes, live oak, etc. My yard is looking very nice and it's care is easy! Also, my tortoise has lots of good things to eat now.
Las Vegas........
The following website has lots of good information about Xeriscaping, including a newsletter you can sign up for.
Robin Alexandria, VA
Thanks. Have saved.
Persephone
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