XERISCAPE™!

4710 Pioneer Road

Balch Springs, Texas 75180

 214-348-EDEN (3336)

 

 

 

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We carry many drought tolerant/water savvy/xeriscape™ type plants. Mulching extends the number of days between watering.

what is xeriscape?

Xeriscape is the implementation of 7 basic, very common sense principals. 

  1. Start with a Plan - the most basic and simple plan gives you better control over your needs and wants.  Determine where the dogs and kids play, guests will be entertained as well as where the sun shines and doesn't so you can properly plant appropriate plants. 
  2. Be smart about Turf Areas - Do you really need turf on all 2000 sq. feet of your front yard?  Is that hot sunny hill the best place to try to grow grass?  Deep shade means more weeds than turf.  How many times are you going to replace that sod where the dogs and kids run?
  3. Select native or well adapted plants - and group together for water/light needs.  That doesn't mean you can't have some of your favorite annuals or a few thirsty perennials.  Just keep them together so you can hand water them and only them.  Don't group drought tolerant plants with thirsty plants.  Someone isn't going to be happy.
  4. Prepare the soil - Sandy soil drains too fast and heavy clay soil takes too long to absorb water.  By adding compost and a few other key components to your soil, water will be more likely to remain available to the plants rather than run off or drain down below the root zones. 
  5. MULCH, MULCH, MULCH! - Need we say more?  OK - 4"-6" of a native, shredded cedar mulch is by far what is generally recommended for the DFW area.  If you live where pine trees are in abundance, by all means, use pine mulch.  The trimmings from your own property are the best, and cheapest, to use.  Lacking that, mulch from your neighbors or by the bag/load will do. 
  6. Use water wisely - early mornings or after the blazing sun is going down and not while it is already raining.  Fix your sprinkler systems  and get out and enjoy your yard and hand water as needed. 
  7. Low Maintenance is key.  Natural fertilizers don't push plants to grow so fast they need extra water.  Mowing the grass so low you can putt on it is stressful to the grass and makes it more thirsty. 

 

                               

Turffalo - at planting in this newly planted xeric landscape for the city of Balch Springs, TX.  Check back for updates.

what isn't xeriscape?

Xeriscape is not about using just rocks & cactus or zero landscaping like so many people believe. 

Here in Dallas, we have a wonderful selection of perennials and annuals alike that can be used in a water savvy, drought tolerant landscape plan. 

Not all perennials are wild looking either if uniformity is more your style.  Come in and see what plants can be used.

Yes, it is possible to incorporate the above principals into an existing landscape.  Let us show you how! 

Colorado's Water Wise Council has xeriscaping down to a science and has one of the best web sites I have found for xeriscape info.  Check out their web site for excellent detail and photos.             

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