LANDSCAPING IDEAS
Like it or not, California is in a severe and possibly permanent drought!
On April 1, 2015, California Governor Jerry
Brown stated that: "People should realize we are in a new era.
The idea of your nice little green lawn getting watered every day, those
days are past."
Rightly or wrongly, no amount of political rhetoric is going to change the
basic fact that California landscapers statewide are going to need to change
their emphasis to designs utilizing drought-tolerant plants.
Your
home is a long-term investment!
A family's home in many instances is their biggest financial investment and
a long term one. As such, it's our position that any new
drought-tolerant landscape should be one of beauty and functionality that
adds significant value to the property instead of detracting from it.
Some communities have offered rebates or tax credits to homeowners who get
rid of their grass lawns and replace them with less water-intensive
landscapes. Although the idea sounds good, most of the new landscapes we
have seen can best be described almost as an afterthought -- mediocre at
best and beyond ugly for many!
Cacti and succulents are magnificent creations of Nature!
Instead of replacing your lawn with what are
essentially weeds, strategically-positioned cactus and succulents -- the
right varieties of which bloom annually and frequently -- are magnificent
plants that at times will leave your visitors in awe with their beauty and
unbelievable fragrance.
In our opinion, and not because we are
in the cactus business, cacti are magnificent creations of Nature that can
hold their own against any other decorative garden plants. And, as a
bonus, some varieties can even serve as a living fence if you want!
Possible landscaping scenarios!
