As water conservation becomes increasingly urgent across Colorado, landscaping trends are evolving to prioritize sustainability and low-maintenance designs. Homeowners are embracing xeriscaping and…
Doesn’t xeriscaping prevent rain/snowmelt from soaking into the soil and instead send it down the street into storm drains? Installing native plants that don’t require watering could save water, lessen the heat island effect and provide habitat for native species like birds, and butterflies. I don’t live in the area so these are assumptions, how is a xeriscaped yard better than one with native plants?
Xeriscaping uses drought-resistant plants, particularly those native to Colorado, like Karl Foerster grasses and Colorado blue spruce, because they are better adapted to thrive under specific conditions.
Doesn’t xeriscaping prevent rain/snowmelt from soaking into the soil and instead send it down the street into storm drains? Installing native plants that don’t require watering could save water, lessen the heat island effect and provide habitat for native species like birds, and butterflies. I don’t live in the area so these are assumptions, how is a xeriscaped yard better than one with native plants?
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Gotcha, not just rock or concrete, low water plants as well.