“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?
Drought Resistant Plants for Your Perimeter
If you’ve chosen artificial grass to create a lawn or a backyard putting green as part of your landscaping plan, drought resistant plants are ideal to surround and complement those spaces with color and texture. Since your grass is very low, you can go up, up, up with your planting plan.
To choose the perfect plants, consider their:
Height and width at maturity
Leaf color, shape, and size
Bloom time and color, if any
Fall and winter interest – evergreen, eye-catching bark or structure when leaves are gone, fall colors or berries, etc.
Your yard has multiple “perimeters”
Larger trees and shrubs combine with wooden fences or low stone walls to mark the perimeter of your property. They provide privacy, protection from wind or hot afternoon sun, and create a living foundation for the rest of your garden and outdoor living areas.
Many of us here in the South Bay Area have pools. Nothing offsets your pool like pretty flowering plants around the perimeter. There are drought tolerant varieties which are also pool-friendly because they don’t shed lots of leaves or other debris. What else is ideal to surround your pool? Faux grass. It’s a major improvement over traditional decking in every way.
Containers are nice for perimeters, too. Use several in series to create a very low “wall,” or just one as an accent. Grow veggies or herbs as well as flowers.