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Looking for some drought-tolerant landscape choices? Try Manzanita. Want grass? Try Eco Lawn.

Posted by: Maven on January 31, 2009 at 6:58 am

From the Los Angeles Times:

Now that our new president has called us to service, Southern Californians have another reason to pitch in and avert a looming water crisis. We can do it now, and the first step couldn’t be simpler or cheaper or more beautiful.

Plant manzanita.

In contrast to lawn, manzanita needs little more than an occasional pass with the hose. You’d have to succumb to an epic daydream to create run-off while watering it. That alone should close the argument. But manzanita is so worthy, only an infomercial format could do justice to its virtues.

First, the plant’s signature gray-green foliage will be erupting in clusters of white and pink flowers through February.

Second, the more manzanita you plant, the lower your water bill goes — as low as half if you plant it in place of lawn. Do that, and your yard maintenance bill would drop to close to zero.

Read more from the Los Angeles Times by clicking here.

If you have kids or pets, you might still need a lawn, so what to do? Here’s a blogger who has been planting Eco-Lawn seed and is getting great results. Needs little water, tolerates pets and kids, and doesn’t need mowing – what more could you ask for? This blogger has been growing it since November, and has numerous posts about her progress. Check it out here from the California Gardens blog: Drought Tolerant Eco Lawn

January 31, 2009 · Filed Under Drought Tolerant Landscaping

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