It's kinda freakish how the web helps my memory. And I don't mean google -- that's external storage. I mean the process of framing a google query or a question here often answers it ... "What's the word for landscaping with native pants in dry clima...right. Xeriscaping. Cool."
Is anyone familiar with xeriscaping? I'm assuming you end up with a more low-maintenance yard, because watering's not a big deal. But do you tend to end up with a garden (full of plants, but nowhere to lounge) instead of usable space?
$650K 20 miles west of DC.
I think I was parked in front of this house [link] last weekend.
75K and no visible boarded-up windows? What's wrong with it? Because the Baltimore plan could easily get moved up by a coupla years....
This listing includes a "lobster temple": [link]
Intriguing.
How are you defining usable space, ita? A place where you can put a couple of lounge chairs and a table? A place where you can toss the frisbee around with the dog?
Xeriscaping tends to vary depending on where you are, because the plants that do well vary depending on where you are. The immaculate green lawn look doesn't do well in a lot of xeriscaped areas because it really requires a combination of water and sunlight that isn't all that common. But you can put down non-turf ground cover that may be quite usable, depending on your needs.
Intriguing.
Sure, until the lobster people drag you there for a sacrifice to their horrid crustacean god.
Is anyone familiar with xeriscaping?
I know Penny's done it. For me, I'd probably build a wood deck, pour an adjacent concrete part for the grill, and xeriscape the rest of the lawn.
In honor of Earth Day, How to Destroy the Earth. (Shrift, make note for future reference...)
The neighborhood is sort of slowly coming up (it's the neighborhood that did the playground: www.stadiumplayground.com ) and spotty in places.
It's not really rougher than where I live now, though I think it is slightly less convenient to things like the beltway and such.
Is anyone familiar with xeriscaping? I'm assuming you end up with a more low-maintenance yard, because watering's not a big deal. But do you tend to end up with a garden (full of plants, but nowhere to lounge) instead of usable space?
My mom does it, mostly. Not necessarily lower maintenance for the people. For the water, sure. The pruning, oh the pruning! And the weeding of stuff you don't want during the rainy season (tumbleweeds!) My parents have underground drip waterlines for stuff, but I think most everything is local or comparable climate-wise. The back yard has plenty of lounging places. It's got a couple of patios (one limestone slabs, the other brick under the mexican elder tree.) I think the bird of paradise (it shoots seeds at you in the summer) covers part of the limestone patio.
It's been a while since I've seen it in summer....
Sure, until the lobster people drag you there for a sacrifice to their horrid crustacean god.
So that's why they are demanding US dollars.
