dry creek bed

Dry Stream Beds in the Garden

by Debra Lee Baldwin April 21, 2014 – Posted in: Succulents

The desire to get rid of water-thirsty, high-maintenance lawns has led to the rise (no pun intended) of dry creek beds. After all, you have to replace all that garden space with something. Rocks and boulders are fairly inexpensive and create a natural setting. A dry stream bed can add a sense of motion (rushing water) [...]

Garden Designers Roundtable: The Suggestion of Water

by Debra Lee Baldwin July 26, 2011 – Posted in: Garden Adventures

These vignettes suggest water—flowing, tumbling, cascading, splashing or dripping water—yet there is none. Each illustrates the ingenuity of a garden designer in the dry, hot Southwest, where water is scarce. Yet the same concept, of creating the look of water, might apply to any garden. In this composition, by Akana Designs for the San Diego [...]