Dry Climate Garden Design

Other sections deal with garden design techniques cultivation etc and special conditions if you have one book on succulent gardening this should.

Dry climate garden design. Established plants are more resilient to hot dry weather than young ones. Dry garden with a sitting area. Most of the book is devoted to plant selector which describes the plants hardiness cultivation needs etc.

A year ago shocked and depressed by the fearful effects of extreme heat and drought on our garden i vowed in this column to make it more sustainable. A garden will feel perfect if it can be used to relax by the owner of the residence. In gardening in summer dry climates nora harlow and saxon holt explain how plants adapt to the climate and how topography and climate relate.

When you garden with climate in mind you will be more successful she adds. Summer dry climate gardening might be hard to imagine in the middle of winter but that s when many savvy gardeners do their best planning. The overwhelming atmosphere in the garden is that this is a seasonally dry and rather inhospitable environment to create any sort of garden.

There are plenty of models for dry climate. The authors provide a clear definition of summer dry. Plants for a lush water conscious landscape by nora harlow and saxon holt 29 95 timber press.

Focus on highly visible plants near your home or those in the driest conditions. Acacia cognata and melaleuca incana. Which is why the marin art garden center in ross is offering a webinar gardening in summer dry climates with saxon holt talking and nora harlow who have collaborated on a book with the same title.

This grass thrives in any soil type and loves a hot dry climate. The summers are usually very dry very hot and very long whilst winter can be very harsh and frosts down to 5º celsius are possible. That includes incorporating design elements that support plants that don t require much if any summer irrigation.