How a Landscaping Company Can Drought-Proof Your Yard

Landscaping companies are ready to help you be more water wise with a xeriscaping landscape. Xeriscaping is the horticulturist term used to describe the practice of developing a landscape design that works to reduce or eliminate irrigation and watering. The best designed xeriscaped landscapes require little to no additional watering- all the water they need comes from the natural environment. Expert landscaping designers know how to implement these water smart plants into a beautiful landscape for any home or business. The secret to a landscaping company having a great design is the plants they use. With water supplied dwindling and the threat of a water crisis looming large, more and more homeowners and businesses alike are turning to xeriscaping as an option to help conserve water.

Xeriscaping has long been used and loved in much of the dry regions of the United States, and even more regions are beginning to open up and discover the benefits of water wise gardening. There are four main benefits that come from having a landscaping company help you design a xeriscape plan for your yard.

Benefits of Using a Landscaping Company

Financial Benefits
Xeriscaping has become popular with many due it the many amazing financial benefits. Water costs money and along with the water also comes other tasks such as fertilizing and weeding. Over the course of a year, a great deal of money is spent on these tasks. When you have a xeriscape design, however, all this cost is drastically cut and your landscaping company can end up saving you money!

Environmental Benefits
Xeriscaping comes down to you and the landscaping company choosing plants that are appropriate for your climate. Many plants that naturally grow in an area are drought tolerant and suited for the natural climate and seasonal changes of an area, which is why native plants are often used in these xeriscape designs when a landscaping company designs them. Xeriscaping usually requires switching out grass and many other common shrubs and plants and using water friendly plants and substituting hardscape designs in place of lawns. This helps save water and also helps preserve natural plants that belong in the area; you can ask your landscaping company to use native plants as much as possible.

Outdoor Activity
Supporters of xeriscaping often say that it is a lot of fun. It might require a little more work at the start but once your xeriscape yard is in place you can kick back and enjoy it, instead of spending hours every week mowing, raking weeding, watering, and fertilizing. It also help keep you active by making it easier to get outside and have fun- no lawn to cut before a game of tag football and no flower beds to worry about when the dogs run outside to play. Xeriscaping landscape designs help stimulate outdoor activity and involvement.

Plenty of Beautiful Plants
Many people who are considering having a landscaping company put in a xeriscape design are worried that their yard will look drab and boring. While the most commonly seen example of a xeriscape-friendly plant is indeed the cactus, they are far from the only plants that a landscaping company can use. Any drought-resistant plants and native plants can work well. Common plant choice include agave, liriope, juniper, thyme, rosemary, sage, dill, black walnuts, garlic, Jerusalem artichokes, and many more.

Discover the many benefits of xeriscape design today and talk to your landscaping company today to see what they can offer you as you work to design a water wise and plant friendly landscape for your home or business!