Sunday, January 11, 2015

The Use Of Drought Tolerant Plants In Drought Tolerant Landscaping

By Enid Hinton


About seventy percent of the amount of water which is consumed in the suburban communities gets used for the gardens. Study shows that this amount is really huge and unsustainable in the long run. Frequent shortages in water in some areas in Orange County, CA can clearly confirm this. With occasional droughts accompanied by restrictions on water usage, more residents are becoming more responsive to drought tolerant landscaping in their yards.

One of the precious resources we all need to consider is water. The less we use it directly translates to the less water wasted. One is thus able to save conserve more of it by using more innovative methods particularly when it comes to their landscaping. This can be achieved through redesigning of your gardens. One of ways of saving on water is by replacing your lawn with plants that demand for less water as well as time that would have been spent in maintenance. Frequently mowing in the heat will become a thing of the past.

The hairs which are possessed on the leaves reduce the movement of air on its outside surface. This results in reduction in the evaporation rates of the pants. Scientifically the amount of evaporation has been related to be directly proportional to the surface area of the leaf exposed to the atmosphere.

Other factors that are of significance are the thickness of the leaf and its size too. The thicker and smaller the leaves are the more resistant they are to losing water. Some of these species have large root systems suitable for them to maximize on the absorption of the rain water. Others can grow deep enough till they reach the water table.

What one should not overlook is plant that is most suitable for a certain place. Just by planting those that are tolerant and dry spell resistant does not mean that all your problems when it comes to landscaping will be over. One should ensure that all the correct guidelines are met accordingly. If properly done it will result into healthy plants, reduced maintenance and the success of your landscape.

Those who are wise first subject their yards to evaluation by experts so as to determine what is bad or good or how they can make suitable changes. At times there are those who want to completely eliminate their lawns on the argument that they consume too much water. Even if this is the plan, they have to be replaced with something. Here is where people consider patios, pathways and courtyards which are good space fillers along with plants and bushes which require less water. Other people put in a bocce ball court or a horseshoe pit.

In the real estate market, several homebuyers are on the lookout for yards that are easy to maintain. A good number of construction companies are adhering accordingly to this demand. Companies are looking more and more for ways to utilize their resources in suitable and sustainable ways.

Most of the small houses have incorporated the use of water conserving lawns. The nurseries also confirm that the water-friendly plants are selling out more than ever. As more awareness on the water situation spreads out there more will consider applying more suitable landscaping at their places.




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