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Focus Your Light
Focus Your Light © 2002 Elena Fawkner Remember when you were a kid how you could make paper catch fire by focusing the sun's rays with a magnifying glass? You'd look over your shoulder at the sun, get the angle of the rays just right, and...
Is Sponsorship Right For My Company?
Trade shows are a bonaza of sponsorship opportunities. Talk with any show organizer, and they’ll be more than happy to explain how you can make sure your company’s name and logo are plastered all over the arena, on the program guide, over the...
Know the Building Blocks of Dialogue that Lead to New Learning, Innovation and Synergy
With the complexity and continuous change leaders and managers face today, continuous learning, responsiveness, adaptation and innovation are essential survival skills. Yet, one constant that human beings seem to want and need more than anything...
Sales Rquires You Get Your Foot in the Door
Sales Require You Get Your Foot in the Door By Kathleen Gage If you are in sales and/or marketing you know one of the most challenging aspects of what you do is getting in front of prospects. Prospects and clients are bombarded constantly with...
The Only Option is to Succeed
With the end of the year fast approaching, now is a great time to take stock of 2004. It is likely that your company set specific goals at the beginning of the year. As you review the past year, the question that must be asked is, "Have I...
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Dry Landscaping - Both Attractive and Economical
In the hot and dry Southwestern United States, landscaping takes
on an entire different significance than in other regions. As
water is so precious here, conservation is a major concern of
both home owners and city officials. But desert home owners
don't have to sacrifice beauty because of the lack of water. Dry
landscaping is an excellent way to make a landscape unusual and
eye-catching, while using minimum water resources.
Natural rocks and stone are perfect ways to make a home's
landscape blend into the native environment. Rocks bring out the
beauty and diversity of nature. Natural rocks can be obtained in
many different sizes, shapes, and even colors. From black lava
rock, to gray granite, to white limestone, your choice won't be
an easy one.
One of the wonderful things about enhancing your landscaping
with natural rocks is the fact that real stones are absolutely
solid and will never wither and fade like plants. They will
always stay bright and vibrant. Rock gardens really can be
breathtaking when done the right way.
Drought-resistant plants compliment dry rock landscaping well.
The native southwestern plants are generally sun-loving and
water-wise. Careful research will reveal low maintenance and low
water use plants perfect for this type of landscape. Many of the
cactus varieties are good choices, as are juniper, lamb's ear,
and other perennial plants that can withstand year
after year
with little water.
Large areas of turf aren't very viable for water conservation in
the southwest. There are certain grass varieties that need large
quantities of water to survive in heat. However, do your
research and if you do desire a lawn area, choose one of the
drought-tolerant grass species.
One cost-effective method of landscaping extensive can be to
spread a layer of decorative crushed rock areas making it look
finished and maintained. Some ornamental gravel types can be
very beautiful, displaying mixed colors of yellow, purple, red,
and white.
The fact of the matter is, even in hot and dry desert-like
areas, landscapes can still be designed to be attractive yet
conservative. And often a lush garden can hardly compare to the
charm and creativity found in dry landscaping.
Copyright 2004 Goodwork Construction, Inc. All rights reserved.
Republished with permission from author.
About the author:
Goodwork Construction, Inc. is an excavation company located in
Southern Utah. They are skilled in constructing dry-stack
retaining walls built of natural, native rocks. Visit their
website at: http://www.goodworkconstruction.com
**Publishing guidelines: Publication is permitted so long as the
article is unchanged and the resource information at the end of
the article remains intact, and links are live and intact with
no redirect.
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