Hang Them Out To Dry: Xeriscaping Basics Minnie Shelor Garvan - PDF document

4/1/2018 Hang Them Out To Dry: Xeriscaping Basics Minnie Shelor Garvan Woodland Gardens Garden Manger mshelor@garvangardens.org Philosophical Roots  Late 1970s to 1980s – Denver Water Department  Xeros – “Dry”  Limited additional watering once established. 1

4/1/2018 Knowing is Growing  Start with the soil….  Add compost/organic mater  Plant to the soil type or amend  Layer the plants  Mulch it in!  Water deeply Pick You Plants  Low water needs  Native plant materials  Design style 2

4/1/2018 Plants for Dry Spaces  USA averages  Arkansas weather variability  https://www.uaex.edu/c ounties/pulaski/docs/dro ught_tolerant_plants.pd f - handout provided  Not all will work every year Set a Ceiling  Southern Red Oak  Hawthorne  Vitex  Redbud  Winged Sumac 3

4/1/2018 Build Your Backdrop  Beautyberry  Crapemyrtle  Flowering Quince  Holly  Peegee Hydrangea  Yucca Frame Your View  Muhly Grass  Big Blue Stem  Ravenna Grass  Blue Oat Grass  Reed Grass 4

4/1/2018 Dressing Up  Echinacea  Daylily  Lamb’s Ear  Russian Sage  Sedum  Stoke’s Aster  Yarrow  Iceplant Annual Color  Lantana  Verbena  Portulaca  Cuphea  Angelonia  Marigold 5

4/1/2018 Questions?? Minnie Shelor mshelor@garvanwoodlandgardens.org 6