Landscape Design and Saving Water on Two Sides of the Same Street

There are miles of turf used in landscaping along streets in the Coachella Valley. Sometimes I think I am in Kentucky, or Virginia, or Pennsylvania--anywhere but the desert. Occasionally there is a street where the contrast between what used to be customary (and many of us brought to the valley from the places we used to live a customary idea of beauty) and what is beginning to be recognized not only as suitable, but 'beautiful' as well, stands out in marked contrast. It is as if we have learned to see the beauty around us. And as a result, we promote it. This unnamed street in Rancho Mirage is one such street.

Turf

Turf

Waterwise

Waterwise

Monday, April 12, 2010

A Surprise Host at the Desert Horticultural Society's 5th Annual Garden Tour in Palm Springs

1 comment:

  1. One very cool tortoise! A pet or indigenous? Either way -- quite something!

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