Comments on: 12 Beautiful, Yet Water Saving and Drought-Tolerant, Plants! http://conservationtutorials.org/2009/04/07/12-beautiful-yet-water-saving-and-drought-tolerant-plants/ Learn How to Conserve Water and Electricity One DIY Project at a Time Fri, 15 Jan 2010 08:26:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jim Lewis, Landscape Designer Portland Oregon http://conservationtutorials.org/2009/04/07/12-beautiful-yet-water-saving-and-drought-tolerant-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Jim Lewis, Landscape Designer Portland Oregon Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:35:52 +0000 http://conservationtutorials.org/?p=62#comment-80 I think these plants are nice and the concept of the article is a good one. But you paint some broad strokes. If you want drought tolerant plants, the best way to achieve this is to use plants that are native to your area - ones that do well all on their own in nature. Additionally, while those photos are really nice, I think some of them are a little misleading. The ceanothus, for instance, looks amazing in that photo. But in reality, they aren't quite THAT stunning. Do a google image search and you'll see what I mean. <a href="http://www.lewislandscape.com/landscape_design.html" rel="nofollow">Landscape Designer Portland Oregon</a> I think these plants are nice and the concept of the article is a good one. But you paint some broad strokes. If you want drought tolerant plants, the best way to achieve this is to use plants that are native to your area – ones that do well all on their own in nature.

Additionally, while those photos are really nice, I think some of them are a little misleading. The ceanothus, for instance, looks amazing in that photo. But in reality, they aren’t quite THAT stunning. Do a google image search and you’ll see what I mean.

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]]> By: Alison Moore Smith http://conservationtutorials.org/2009/04/07/12-beautiful-yet-water-saving-and-drought-tolerant-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Alison Moore Smith Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:56:40 +0000 http://conservationtutorials.org/?p=62#comment-30 Color, color, color. These are beautiful. I've always loved poppies, but the gazania is amazing. I'll be keeping this list handy for when we're ready to landscape. An idea: maybe you could add the zones that these plants will grow in? Color, color, color. These are beautiful. I’ve always loved poppies, but the gazania is amazing. I’ll be keeping this list handy for when we’re ready to landscape.

An idea: maybe you could add the zones that these plants will grow in?

]]> By: Conservation Tutorials » Blog Archive » Garden 2.0?! EasyBloom Plant Sensor Product Review http://conservationtutorials.org/2009/04/07/12-beautiful-yet-water-saving-and-drought-tolerant-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Conservation Tutorials » Blog Archive » Garden 2.0?! EasyBloom Plant Sensor Product Review Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:18:40 +0000 http://conservationtutorials.org/?p=62#comment-6 [...] week, I wrote a post on several different drought tolerant plants that are an effective and attractive way to reduce the [...] [...] week, I wrote a post on several different drought tolerant plants that are an effective and attractive way to reduce the [...]

]]> By: Sheri http://conservationtutorials.org/2009/04/07/12-beautiful-yet-water-saving-and-drought-tolerant-plants/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Sheri Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:37:43 +0000 http://conservationtutorials.org/?p=62#comment-4 The photographs are inspiring! Water-wise gardening can also be beautiful! Thanks for the great ideas. The photographs are inspiring! Water-wise gardening can also be beautiful! Thanks for the great ideas.

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