At some point, Mister and I will have to decide how to handle our yard. It’s mostly grass, and while I’m sure that served the previous caretakers, it isn’t exactly my thang, y’all.
Grass is a tremendous water-suck. And I just can’t justify wasting any more of that precious resource than I already do. (And I do.) As it was 92 degrees here yesterday (!), I’m thinking the summer will be a warm one. Grass would need any and all available relief, and that equals money and, as I said, water-sucking.
My hope is to do some serious xeriscaping. I’m all the way down with native plants, and even though it will be a lot of work, I think it may pay off.
I snapped the above photo in Hollyweird. I’m looking for ideas, and this little garden – on a big, busy street – was calming. I don’t know what kind of watering those succulents need, but I did appreciate the composition.
As for our little plot of land, my hope is to have a beautiful, natural yard. I will have areas that require watering (citrus, fruit and – duh – tomatoes!), but I want to be smart about the placement. I want to group the water-sucking plants together, and let the rest go native. None of this will transpire any time soon, but I’ll get back to the garden. Eventually.
In the meantime, if you have any awesome ideas or favorite Southern California native plants, please share! I’ll take all the inspiration I can get, yo.