xeriscape garden

Xeriscape Garden (Low water use garden) Xeriscape is an American term derived from the Greek word “xeros” meaning dry and “scape” from the word “lands cape”. It was first coined by the Denver Wate r Board of Denv er, Colorado in 1 978. It is a method of landscaping that can be applied to any garden or landscaping style and does not mean that water cannot be used as a feature. A fountain or pond designed to be water efficient and using a recirculating pump will use very little water and bring added intere st to the garden. Gardens can be formal or informal, modern or traditional and can be designed for individual requirements and local conditions. ‘It has been estimated that proper planting lowers air temperature in summer by as much as ten degrees centigrade and ground temperature by three times as much, reducing the heat load into the home by more than 70%. One big oak tree can provide as much cooling as five domestic air conditioners, and ever greens are equally efficient at protecting the home from cold winter winds.’ 1 The principles of Xeriscape gardening are based on sound horticultural principles and can be used to save water in new or established gardens. If the Xeriscape principles are followed, maintenance of your garden will be reduced with fewer weeds, less water and fertiliser. Trees Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust Pyrus ussuriensis Manchurian Pear Ginkgo biloba Maiden Hair Tree Arbutus unedo Irish Strawberry Tree Koelreuteria paniculata Golden Rain Tree Ceratonia siliqua Carob Lagunaria patersonii Norfolk Is. Hibiscus Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm Allocasuarin a verticillata Drooping She-oak Callitris preissii Native Pine Shrubs Leptospermum laevigatum Coastal Tea-tree Melaleuca huegelii Chenille Honey myrtle Alyogyne huegelii Native Hibiscus Viburnum tinus Laurustinus Abelia grandiflora Glossy Abelia Westringia fruticosa Coastal Rosemary Cistus spp. Rock Rose Templetonia retusa Cockies Tongue Euonymus japonicus Japanese Spindle Calocephalus brownii Cushion Bush Grevillea spp. Grevillea Olearia phlogopappa Dusty Daisy Bush Artemisia spp. Wormwood Eremophila spp. Emu Bush Gossypium sturtianum Sturts Desert Rose Agave spp. Agave Aloe spp. Aloe Crassula spp. Crassula Enchylaena tomentosa Ruby Saltbush Lavandula spp. Lavender Salvia spp. Salvia Agapanthus spp. Agapanthus Dietes spp. Wild Iris Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary Kniphofia spp. Red Hot Pokers Groundcovers Kunzea pomifera Muntries Myoporum parvifolium Creeping Boobiala Atriplex rhagodioides Silver Saltbush Sollya heteroph ylla Bluebell creeper 1. Quote f rom ‘Mice Don’t Like Spearmint’ by Margaret Knight. 1990

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Xeriscape Garden(Low water use garden)

Xeriscape is an American term derived from the Greek word “xeros” meaning dry and “scape” fromthe word “landscape”. It was first coined by the Denver Water Board of Denver, Colorado in 1978. Itis a method of landscaping that can be applied to any garden or landscaping style and does not mean

that water cannot be used as a feature. A fountain or pond designed to be water efficient and using arecirculating pump will use very little water and bring added interest to the garden. Gardens can beformal or informal, modern or traditional and can be designed for individual requirements and localconditions.

‘It has been estimated that proper planting lowers air temperature in summer by as much as tendegrees centigrade and ground temperature by three times as much, reducing the heat load into thehome by more than 70%. One big oak tree can provide as much cooling as five domestic air conditioners, and evergreens are equally efficient at protecting the home from cold winter winds.’ 1

The principles of Xeriscape gardening are based on sound horticultural principles and can be used tosave water in new or established gardens. If the Xeriscape principles are followed, maintenance of

your garden will be reduced with fewer weeds, less water and fertiliser.

Trees

Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust Pyrus ussuriensis Manchurian Pear

Ginkgo biloba Maiden Hair Tree Arbutus unedo Irish Strawberry Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata Golden Rain Tree Ceratonia siliqua Carob

Lagunaria patersonii Norfolk Is. Hibiscus Ulmus parvifolia Chinese Elm

Allocasuarina verticillata Drooping She-oak Callitris preissii Native Pine

ShrubsLeptospermum laevigatum Coastal Tea-tree Melaleuca huegelii Chenille Honey myrtle

Alyogyne huegelii Native Hibiscus Viburnum tinus Laurustinus

Abelia grandiflora Glossy Abelia

Westringia fruticosa Coastal Rosemary Cistus spp. Rock Rose

Templetonia retusa Cockies Tongue Euonymus japonicus Japanese Spindle