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Drought Tolerant Landscaping Ideas Cali Yards Blog 4Never thought you’d use “drought tolerant” and “veggies” in the same sentence? We have news for you – good news! Lots of popular vegetables are surprisingly water-miserly. Your landscape plan can be the soul of sustainability and a culinary masterpiece, too. Yum. And if you have kids, planting…
Call them bushes, or call them shrubs, every drought tolerant landscape needs some mid-size plantings. Yet again, your biggest challenge will be choosing from the numerous options. Depending on where your home is situated, you might want to consider varieties that are wildfire resistant as well as drought resistant. Shrubs lead the eye downward from…
Just because you’ve jettisoned your water-hogging live lawn doesn’t mean you can’t have grass. We’ve discussed the many ways artificial grass can grace your yard, but there is another type of grass you should also consider, especially for a drought tolerant landscape. We’re talking about ornamental grasses. These beauties can solve many landscaping challenges, but…
“Found” items from around the house, thrift shops, and flea markets make great garden containers, yard ornaments, and outdoor furniture. Permeable pavers, crushed rock, and recycled concrete allow you to build practical-use landscape elements and support the environment, too. Isn’t it nice to know that your landscaping plan can be both water-wise and proactively eco-friendly?…
Your landscape can do more than reduce household water usage, if you consider the broader issue of sustainability. Plants and hardscape materials help you conserve multiple natural resources, and deliberately support environmental diversity. For example, don’t plant something that will get big in a space that’s too small. This common mistake leads to repeated pruning,…
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You’re armed with a list of landscape design principles, and your artificial grass is in place – or at least drawn in place on your landscape plan. Now what? The possibilities are almost endless. Let’s start with some general ideas for transforming your property into a pleasing, purposeful space. Location is everythingLandscaping ties your entire…
Since artificial grass is the plant kingdom’s poster child for “drought resistance,” chances are good that you’ll want at least some lawn in your landscape. But is there a specific time of year that’s best for installation? Nope. Fake grass is happy to accommodate whatever schedule works best for you. That said, we’ve noticed there…
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Don’t get out your shovel or head to the nursery quite yet. By taking time to learn some basic principles and best practices used by landscape design professionals, your own design will look amazing and serve you well. Drought Tolerant Landscaping Ideas Cali Yards Blog 1Start with the big picture. In front, the yard should…
A pristine lawn is a thing of beauty. It provides a counter-point to the rest of your landscaping, both plants and hardscapes. If you have kids or a dog, lawn is a virtual necessity for outdoor play. You can still have a lawn, even in the driest conditions, thanks to artificial grass. You get all…
After years of severe drought, California residents are now used to dealing with water restrictions. Recently-enacted new state laws make those restrictions permanent and call for even stricter limits in the future. Wasting water is not only out of fashion, it’s beyond our budgets. So we’ve been forced to rethink our relationship with water, including…
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The headline in Architectural Digest says, “This Beautiful Driveway Design Puts Plain Pavement to Shame.” Well, yes, it does. The property owner wanted “green space to give it that feeling of a front yard, yet he wanted to be able to drive in and out easily.” The result? A driveway that incorporated basalt stone, concrete,…
Yes, happily, installing faux grass can rescue you from this lingering sustainability embarrassment. Maybe you’ve heard that you can install artificial grass on top of an existing concrete surface. Numerous sports facilities have done this to create a safer, “friendlier” play surface for their teams. Perhaps you’ve already considered this option (or implemented it) to cover…
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We’re doing everything we can to conserve water here in the Bay Area, and we’ve done a darn good job. But as we strive to make our landscapes more sustainable, we begin to notice there is something glaringly out of place – our driveways. We’re planting native and drought-tolerant trees, shrubs, and perennials, and we’re feeling…