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Desert landscape for front yard7/24/2023 I’ve shown my main landscape focal area in orange. Typically when you create your most used spot in the yard or the main focal area, you can then create concentric circles around that to label as the other use zones. We live on a curved corner lot, so I choose a basic area that when driving past our home, would be a clear focal area.Ĭreating a more dense landscape in one main area, also helps cut down on expenses. This could be the area around a back porch or even the area near your front door if you live in a more traditional neighborhood. However, pick one main space to plant more heavily. Being in the desert means we can’t have green lush landscapes in every square inch of our spaces (most of the time). Obviously there are numerous considerations to make – I was a practicing landscape architect for 8 years, but I believe these three items will help guide you along on your yard design. I believe when designing a landscape there are three main items to consider, regardless of your geographical location. Ready for the good news?!! I am here today to tell you, if you are a desert dweller, you can have both low water, native plants AND a gorgeous lovely yard to enjoy and I have three tips to help you get closer to that landscape you have always dreamed about! HOW TO MAKE A LANDSCAPE DESIGN PLAN FOR THE DESERT I need some design, I need some plants that don’t have spines and stickers and things that would impale my body. While I fully support low water, native planting… part of my heart will always be a Midwesterner ( go Hoosiers) and I don’t know if I can ever fully embrace 100% native. We have ordinances on what plants we can use, no sidewalks, no street lights are allowed, etc… It is supposed to look like our homes were just dropped into the native high desert landscape without hardly any disruption. However, our second home is nestled in a VERY natural desert neighborhood.
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