Xeriscaping Landscaping with Minimal Water Use by Decor Stone

Enviro-Conscious Resident "Zeros In" On Xeriscaping

What is Xeriscaping? Put simply, Xeriscaping refers to landscaping with minimised water use. In an attempt to minimise water usage, Victorian-based Vermont resident Geoff has transformed his tennis court into a Xeriscape landscape. It is a quality landscape that conserves water and helps guard our beautiful yet fragile environment.

In Australia this concept is fairly new, while the tennis court transformation (shown in the photo) is one of a kind. The Xeriscape landscape that was once a tennis court is a dry creek river bed and is based on the principles of the fairly new phenomenon of Xeriscaping. Principles of Xeriscaping includes soil amendment, efficient irrigation, appropriate plant and zone selection, mulch, alternative turf and maintenance. In conjunction with his landscape designer, Geoff has been able to design a landscape that is easy to maintain, minimises the occurrence of weed and uses less water and fertilisers.

"In a sense this landscape is hereditary - it is a truly Australian bush landscape that attracts fauna and represents the Australian natural beauty. More people need to look beyond the traditional exotic gardens and they too will be inspired by landscapes that are more suited to our circumstances and current lifestyles."

The overall landscape features a large range of Australian native plants such as Silver Banksia (Banksia marginate), Silky Purple-flag (Patersonia sercea), Tasselrush, Small Crowea, Tropical Rhododendron, 'Dampiera rosmarinifolia', Kidney weed, Whiteroot, Native Fuchsia, Australian Grass Tree, and many more. Nonnative plants that have been selected are plants that require less maintenance, water and fertilisers than many of the known exotic species.

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