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by SquidInk » 04-23-2012 06:54 PM
Well...
This thread has suddenly become more valuable to me. Many of the plants pictured here are specimens I have collected and planted at the rental where I live, over a period of years. When I moved in, the yard was dirt, plywood (yeah, plywood), and a broken sprinkler system ran under all of it. I knew it was a crap-shoot, but I thought if I could make it look awesome, it might be embraced by subsequent tenets.
Today the landlord strolled by and informed it will all be killed next week. In it's place will be a new sprinkler system, and a freshly rolled out lawn. The only plants that will be kept are the hedges, which are formed from invasive species and require constant shearing. I'm sure the towering live oak would be chopped down too (it sheds, you know), but it originates in another yard.
I tried to explain xeroscape, and drought tolerant planting techniques. Then I tried to talk about native understory - but I sense a business plan at work here. Some of the rare species will be re-homed. Ah well... it's been a great thread.
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SquidInk on 04-23-2012 07:03 PM, edited 1 time in total.
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