Xeriscape Landscape: australian garden

In an attempt to create a landscape that conserves our precious and limited water supplies, Vermont resident Geoff has transformed his, once beloved, tennis court into a Xeriscape landscape. While this landscape features a dry creek river bed, very fancy, it also includes two golf greens, even fancier. Apart from the very practical and obvious benefits as a result of the two golf greens, Geoff's garden also preserves water, protects our fragile ecology and promotes the use of the sometimes undervalued beauty and practicality of Australian flora. While this landscape is absolutely breathtaking it presents the ideal way to use water wisely.

What motivated Geoff?
Sufficient water supply is increasingly becoming a fundamental issue for the future prosperity of our nation. Rising population figures have increased the demand on our already limited supplies. In addition, seasonal fluctuations in rainfall and periodic droughts are signals that a change is due desperately.

The effect of climate change is expected to have extensive effects on gardens and landscapes. Predictions that you may have heard of are not mere sci-fi-outlooks. We all have become aware of some of the effects, with hardly any rainfall and periods of summer drought and bush fires.

The Xeriscape landscape that was once a tennis court is a dry creek river bed and is based on the principles of the fairly new phenomenon of Xeriscaping. As such, the landscape is founded on sensible horticultural principles, which help save water. In conjunction with his landscape designer, Geoff has been able to design a landscape that is easy to maintain, minimises the occurrence of weed and uses less water and fertilisers.

To read more and see images, click on the link: Xeriscape garden design