Gardening

in the Apple Valley area (high desert). She has been moving slowly in the direction of xeroscape. Instead of doing it all at once, she has done it a section at a time. It is less work all at once and it has allowed her to experiment with different plants (some of which have not worked) without affecting the whole yard at once. When a section gets established, she moves on to the next section.

The things that have worked well for her: California Poppies, Yucca plants, violas (surprisingly but they don't last in the heat of summer although they keep reseeding). Her has avoided cacti because of the thorns. I don't know what else she has.