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The Dry Garden SUGGESTIONS FOR LOW-WATER OUTDOOR SPACES

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The Dry GardenS U G G E S T I O N S F O R L O W - W A T E RO U T D O O R S P A C E S

M A I N T A I N I N G A G A R D E ND U R I N G A D R O U G H TD O E S N ' T N E E D T O B E H A R DW O R K , B U T C O N V E N T I O N A LL A N D S C A P I N G I D E A S D O N ' TA P P L Y .

F R E S H O M E P U B L I S H E D AG R E A T A R T I C L E F U L L O FT H I N G S T O K E E P I N M I N DW H E N M A I N T A I N I N G AL A N D S C A P E I N A D R YC L I M A T E .

1. ConsiderArtificial Grass

L I V E G R A S S E S E A S I L YC O N S U M E T H E M S O T W A T E RI N G A R D E N S . I T A L S OR E Q U I R E S A L O T O FU P K E E P . F O R T U N A T E L Y ,N O T A L L A R T I F I C I A LG R A S S E S L O O K T H A T W A Y -S O M E A R E P R E T T YR E A L I S T I C !

2. Incorporate Stone

I F A R T I F I C I A L G R A S SD O E S N ' T D O I T F O R Y O U ,C O N S I D E R G R A V E L O RS T O N E F O R AC O N T E M P O R A R Y L O O K .

3. Make Roomfor Succulents

T H E Y D O N ' T R E Q U I R E A L O TO F W A T E R , A N D T H E I RU N I Q U E C O L O R S A N DT E X T U R E S P E R S O N A L I Z EY O U R S P A C E

4. Don'tForget the

Ornaments

O R N A M E N T A L G R A S S ED O N ' T N E E D A S M U C HW A T E R A S O T H E R L A W NG R A S S E S S O T H E Y A R EP E R F E C T F O R Y O U R D R YS I T U A T I O N S .

5. PerennialsAre There for

You

I T ' S H A R D T O P A R T W A Y SW I T H F L O W E R S . I F Y O UC A N ' T B R I N G Y O U R S E L F T OD O I T , S A V E W A T E R B YG E T T I N G P E R E N N I A L S L I K EL A V E N D E R O R R U S S I A NS A G E .

T H A N K S F O R V I E W I N G ! B ES U R E T O C H E C K O U T T H EF U L L A R T I C L E O NF R E S H O M E .