Do It Yourself Landscape Ideas:
Multi-level Xeriscape

This picture shows the wall as well as what will soon be a Buffalo and Blue Gramma grass lawn. Both grasses are ornamental, xeric, and low maintenance. More on this below...

We're doing some experimenting with this type of lawn. We've even put it in a few landscaping ideas for front yards. In this combination it's ornamental and doesn't require much mowing. However, if you remove the Blue Gramma from the mix, the Buffalo Grass can make a wonderful drought tolerant lawn.

Another element we created for atmosphere and purpose in this southwest landscaping idea is the fake river bed. This one isn't purely cosmetic. The rock is actually very thick and will hold excess water. It is under lain with professional landscape fabric and not plastic so it will drain into the ground.

One more thing about this picture. You can see in the lawn area of this xeriscaping idea that there are flowering plants planted in with the lawn grass. This will help create a very wild natural look as it grows in.

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