Monday, April 4, 2011

Water? Not here!

Last week the US Drought Monitor confirmed that the Clovis area is in a severe drought. Check out the map here: http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/DM_state.htm?NM

Looks like this summer will be a good time to check out Xeriscaping plants.  Xeriscape is no longer just a cactus… ouch!!!

There are many varieties of drought tolerant plants that can add interest and beauty to your garden.  Salvia Gregii, for example, is a great shrub that can thrive on less water and also produces red or pink blooms all season long.  A Desert Willow tree looks like deciduous tree that blooms throughout the summer.  Indian Blanket Flowers or Black-eyed Daisies are some of the flowers that can add color to your drought-tolerant garden.  Here are a few zeriscaping plants that we carry:

  • Apache Plume
  • Black-foot Daisy
  • Blanket Flower
  • Chinese Pistashe *
  • Cotoneaster
  • Daylily *
  • Desert Willow
  • Fountain Grass
  • Honeysuckle
  • Indian Blanket Flower
  • Mexican Evening Primrose
  • Mexican Heather *
  • Pampas Grass
  • Penstemon
  • Purple Iceplant *
  • Rosemary
  • Salvia
  • Sedum
  • Snow-in-summer
  • Spanish Broom *
  • Yuccas *
*our personal favorites

Stop by the nursery for more information about drought-tolerant plants for our area.

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