Tree Hugging Family » drought-tolerant plants http://www.treehuggingfamily.com Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:39:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Saving Water Outside http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/ http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:00:28 +0000 Peggy http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/drought-tolerant-plants-trees/ Post from: Tree Hugging Family

]]> The last time I got assaulted by a misguided water sprinkler was this spring. It was aimed at a concrete daisy-drought.jpgsidewalk, and I happened to be walking by at the same time as an unruly dog that jumped on and scratched me. Maybe he didn’t like the wasted water either.

Want to water less? Of course, you should never water your sidewalk or driveway, but other than that:

•Reduce evaporation by watering before 10 am or at night.

•Also, avoid watering on windy days.

•And choose plants appropriate for your climate. SavingWater.org has a detailed Plant List that includes drought-tolerant trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses and more.

•Use rain barrels and rock gardens.

Jennifer wrote about this same topic a few months ago. Check out her post for more.

How do you conserve water in your lawn and garden?

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