Small Xeriscape Garden Idea

In this photo you can see the illusion of distance created by the curved river bed. Remember, this is only 22 feet long.

Plants and landscape lighting are still needed to finish this xeriscape garden project. Still, in this phase of the design, we can get a good idea of the personality and character of the design.

The stacked flagstone wall serves to create a focal point as well as create a second level. Try and imagine how dull and flat this small xeriscape garden would be without it.

As with all our designs, this entire space is under lain with quality landscape fabric. In gardens like this with the potential of foot traffic, a superior quality fabric (not plastic) is required. The jagged rock edges in pathways eventually cuts through most underlayments.

The plant selection is once again very basic and follows the principle of simplicity. Also, on this design I used a pattern to create my planting scheme. It was very simple with very little thought to do it this way.

I simply selected my plants and placed them in rows and on either end. I then used Stipa grass throughout the garden to unify and tie everything together.

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