Drought resistant gardening forum ???

I've posted my question on general discussion with just a few responses. MaryE has adviced me to post this on this gardenforum. So...here is my posting again:

I'm just wondering if there might be some more members who are interested in a drought resistant gardening forum. Because of climate changing (I think) even overhere in the Netherlands summers can be so dry that there 's starting a bit lac of water. And yes..my waterbill... I've recently received a book af Beth Chatto about drought resistant gardening and using gravel as a mulch. Well this is what I mean ..not fighting againt these dry conditions but to work with it. Her gravel gardens and screegardens are soooo beautifull...wish I could show you the pics in her book.
If there are more people interested...well we can ask Dave to create one.

Also see http://davesgarden.com/t/419480/

This message was edited Feb 27, 2004 8:48 AM

Xeriscape is growing more popular of late.

There is an e-zine at this site that you may like.

http://www.highcountrygardens.com

I have not ordered from them but found their articles interesting

Thanks Barbi..I 've taken already a quick look...wonderfull to stroll around on this site ... and dreaming of course ; )

I'd be very interested, I have a large part of my garden that's very very dry.

Hi tiG..I think there must be more members who are interested.
I've got only responses from a few though...so I'm wondering on which forums they mostly hang around. I think xeriscaping, scree and rock gardens are related and can have a place in this forum.
Do you know the books of Beth Chatto about dry gardens?
I think her gardens are very beautifull.
As the climate is changing in Europe and elsewhere we can learn a lot from the Californian and Texas drought. It could be interesting to exchange our experiences.

http://www.bethchatto.co.uk/gravel.html

This message was edited Feb 29, 2004 11:38 AM

Thanks Terry for moving tis thread.. so now the members who are interested are:
tiG
Kelli (Californian garden)
Gourd (xeriscaping)
and me, Saya

thanks saya, I'm going to have to do more research, that large part of the yard really needs attention, can't really call it part of the garden the way it is. :)

Saya, I am interested. Some gardens in our area are going to ornamental grasses that are hardy here. I saw a picture of a garden in a magazine yesterday that was completely made up of different ornamental grasses. Now I wish that I had bought the magazine.
Bill

hczone6 has some nice ornamental grasses on his property, Bill. Took me a while, but I found the thread I'd remembered of his: http://davesgarden.com/t/365293/

Thanks, gardenwife.

Edited to read: I mean many many thanks. That must have taken a lot of time to find the thread. Bill


This message was edited Mar 1, 2004 3:05 PM

It makes sense to to xeriscape here in Texas since its so hot all summer..and one MUST water all summer just to keep plants alive to enjoy them once again in the fall.

Me, Me! We get hot and very dry here, and I almost can't get home from work fast enough to get things watered.

I would be interested, we were on water conservation last year, and this year doesnt look much different.

Even those of us who are not in drought-inflicted areas can benefit from discussion about drought-tolerant plants. We have a sloping yard, for instance, so xeriscaping is something from which we would definitely benefit. It would certainly make more sense to plant things which don't require frequent watering due to the run-off there.

Thanks for your responses..I'll try to get some attention from Dave. I think a drought resistant gardening forum could be usefull...even for us here in at some places in Europe.

Etexbill ..a garden filled with ornamental grasses....how beautifull ! I've seen the pics. I've been told that most of the can take a lot of sun and drought once they're established...but not all grasses like that.

We had a xeriscaping forum quite a while ago, and I took it down because it wasn't used. It looks like there is some new interest, so I have relaunched that forum!

best,
dave

Thanks Dave!!

Thank you, Dave.

See, I'd never heard of that term before, so didn't know what it meant. When I saw the forum up at the top of the list, I checked it out, out of curiosity. It's what they've been looking for.

Thanks Dave.. I hope this forum gets more attention now then in the past. Xeriscaping is also a rather new expression for me too and I'm wondering if that's the reason it did 'nt get that much attention. Is it a good suggestion to rename the forum or add drought resisting gardening to it ?

I'd agree with that saya - I'd never heard the term either. It is a little offputting - sounding very specialized. One of the reasons I hadn't been there. I thought it was for people dealing with hot desertlike conditions.