Category: Xeric Gardens

Your Garden, Made Audible As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links on this site may lead to other companies that I’m associated with. Wind chimes have been used through the ages to chase away...

Decorate your garden As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links on this site may lead to other companies that I’m associated with. The next best thing to plants in your garden are some whimsical...

Light your way in the garden As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links on this site may lead to other companies that I’m associated with. Solar lights are a super way to highlight pathways, add...

Define your garden and plants As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links on this site may lead to other companies that I’m associated with. Mark your territory with colorful whirligigs, solar...

Give your garden birds somewhere to bathe As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links on this site may lead to other companies that I’m associated with. Birds are a welcome sight in my garden, and...

Winter birds in your garden will thank you As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links on this site may lead to other companies that I’m associated with. Winter birds are always active, searching...

To Make Your Garden Uniquely ‘You’ As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links on this site may lead to other companies that I’m associated with. Angels are a motif that we all are...

Water Conservation in the Xeric Garden As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Other links on this site may lead to other companies that I’m associated with. Installing drip irrigation systems is an...

by Robin Shope(Southern Indiana) It has a purple stem and green leaves with tiny yellow flowers in the center of the leaf cluster. Drought Smart Plants reply: Hi Robin, I’m pretty sure this is Portulaca oleracea, sometimes...

Colorful and Drought Tolerant In my garden there are two requirements for any of the plants growing there; drought tolerance is a biggie, and textural or colorful comes second. If they also attract butterflies or other insects...

That all important first impression Your front yard landscaping is an important feature of your home. It’s the first thing that a visitor will see, and they’ll make a judgment call on the rest of your property based on that...