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Drought-Tolerant Landscaping Ideas

Drought-tolerant does not mean cactus and rocks. These gardens use gravel and decomposed granite as a ground plane and plant it with agave, yucca, native grasses, salvia, lavender and olives — a palette that looks lush on a fraction of the water.

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Drought-Tolerant Landscaping Ideas, explained.

Drought-tolerant does not mean cactus and rocks. These gardens use gravel and decomposed granite as a ground plane and plant it with agave, yucca, native grasses, salvia, lavender and olives — a palette that looks lush on a fraction of the water.

Group plants by thirst, mulch generously and give the gravel a steel or stone edge so it stays crisp. Save the schemes that match your region's natives, then talk to your landscaper about drip irrigation.

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