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Save Water! Collect water from as many different sources as possible to distribute to your plants as needed. Take inventory of your landscape and come up with future plans to incorporate plants that require less water to survive - such as daylillies, lenten rose, viburnum, lavendar, rosemary, lantana, camilia, salvia.
Decrease water guzzling plants, trees and grassy lawns by increasing the over-all size of your planting beds. Use drought tollerant plants and try planting with lots of space between plants. Add lots of mulch (red pine straw/bark is gorgeous), and be creative with the use of boulders, rocks and garden accents.
Try different varieties of grasses for accent plants. If you have plants that did not do well this past year - identify the ones that can be brought inside to be used as houseplants. Pepper plants can be brought inside during the winter - cut them back and plant them back outside in the Spring and they will give you many years of enjoyment - and of course, lots of peppers!
Plants With Winter Interest:
Look for plants with winter interest - these will include various types of plants, flowers, shrubs and trees with colorful or peeling bark, late season flowers/berries, and an interesting growth habit. Some suggestions include: Lenten Rose (flowers appear in winter and blooms until the hot weather arrives), Witch Hazel, Eucalyptus, Contorted Filbert, Chinese Fringe Tree, River Birch, Weeping Pussy Willow, and there are several varieties of Japanese Maples that are as beautiful and interesting in Winter as they are in Spring. Check at your local plant store - to see what they recommend.
Gardening can be fun year-round!
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Last Update: March 2012