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Interesting Front Yard Landscape Alternatives

Would you like drought tolerant outdoor landscaping ideas?  Cool green grass is the first choice for most homeowners.  But that requires a lot of maintenance and water of course.  More and more of us are concerned about water conservation.  Here are a few outdoor landscaping ideas that do not require constant watering.

The first thing to do would be to get rid of the thirsty lawn in the front yard.  Replace it with a woodland garden, patio or grassy meadow.  An outdoor landscape plan for the front yard would be to greet your guests with a natural stone walkway.  Turn the front into a woodsy garden that includes concrete or natural stone slabs.  The walkway becomes more intriguing with a variety of small evergreen shrubs and delightful perennials lining the path.

The northern areas of the east and west have plant varieties that last all year around with little maintenance. One perennial that offers year round beauty is the hellebores that offers colorful blooms through the spring and summer.  It belongs to the buttercup family and produces up to 50 blooms on a single small bush in the winter and early spring, that can grow up to 18 inches tall and wide.

For the Southwest drought resistant outdoor landscaping ideas are commonplace and many homeowners have created small patio areas in their front yards and will compliment it with a few shade trees.  They use a variety of plants in the cactus or succulent family that can be colorful and interesting.  A pergola is often added to create a nicely shaded area to enterain in.

In the west droughts plague the are from time to time.  Everyone should be looking for outdoor landscape ideas that don’t require a lot of watering.  Rosemary and lavendar are very useful plants for cooking, aroma and color.  They require very little maintenance or water.  Those in the west could create a lovely patio area in their front yard for entertaining.  Setting out two small chairs and a table for a sweet area to enjoy a morning cup of coffee.  

Look online to find the perfect plants for landscaping ideas in your region.  You can see photos of drought resistant flowers, shrubs, trees as well as fruits and vegetables. To save money buy four inch pots of the desired plants and place them approximately two feet apart.  You will be surprised at how fast they grow into lovely adult plants.

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