xeriscaping

Garden Bloggers Design Workshop – Water-Wise Gardening

by Nancy J. Ondra April 3, 2009 – Posted in: Garden Design

When the concept of xeriscaping first entered my consciousness back in the late ’80s, it didn’t appear to have much to do with my own garden. I live in southeastern Pennsylvania, after all, where we get about 40 inches of rainfall a year. Sure, we have dry spells, and even longer rainless periods that can qualify [...]

How My Thoughts On Gardening Have Changed

by Fran Sorin August 21, 2007 – Posted in: Garden Musings

When I started my garden on a bare piece of ground twenty plus years ago, I never could have imagined that it would develop into what it is now: intensely planted multi-tiered layers of garden rooms housed on a steeply sloping one half acre property. This garden of mine has gone through several transformations, as [...]