The water district for my area is holding a contest for the best use of Xeriscaping, which is the use of landscaping to promote water conservation. In otherwords, being water-wise. This is my entry in the contest. I call it Zeroscaping. My system is natural and my watering schedule is completely, 100% reliant upon the weather. If it rains, my lawn gets watered. If it doesn't rain, my lawn doesn't get watered. My garden thrives upon this method. Dandilions are very resilient. I had a good crop this year but they have long since bloomed, pollenated and gone to fluff, scattering wishes into the 4 winds. My neighbors were naturally jealous of my success with the dandilion bed and pulled all of their piddly dandilions out in shame. They do have a nice batch of Kentucky Bluegrass but they also have a higher water bill than I do. Ah yes, the satisfaction of Zeroscaping.
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16 years ago
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Dorn you can take a simple thing and make me laugh..thank you. Here in Florida we have an over abundance of rain....just the humidity alone could water your garden...so. of course, I yearn for dry weather......I guess the grass is always greener some place else.......Sandi http://journals.aol.com/sdoscher458/LifeIsFullOfSurprises
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God, I bet every husband on the block secretly wants to smack you a good one. LMAOOOOO Dandelion crops! Thanks for the giggle.
andi
yes, dandelions are very resilient...sigh...if you need a batch, let me know...I specialize in them....lol!
funny how as a kid they are flowers for your mom ,but as an adult they become weeds.
Here in the Kentucky Bluegrass area, we still manage a decent crop of dandelions. But now as good as we used to get, since all the honeybees got that mite. :-(
I'll take the wet weather any day here in south central, PA. Our farmers desperately need a good crop this year, and the rain is just about enough. A few more good storms we do us all so well, though!
Peace and love,
Charley
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i really love dandilions.
the other day my neighbor came & stood by my bed of native wildflowers & said "I have something that will kill those weeds for you" I responded indignantly, "I planted those!"
Marti
And dandelion greens are very tasty - just so long as you don't have a dog :-)
-sneakz
While a lot of women can boast of thier green thumbs, mine is subbornly black. The only thing I can grow successfully is refridgerator mold. lol Nichole
Oh boy...I laughed until I cried! And then I read it to my hubby and we laughed together! You are a treasure. You should win! Your Zeroscaping is 100% water conserving if you ask me and certainly the most eco-friendly! Let nature do what it likes!!! YAY!!!
Love your journal...I keep telling you that...but in case you forgot...I LOVE your JOURNAL!
Be well,
Dawn
The most perfect idea I have ever seen for water preservation and landscaping, lol. I put plastic flowers in my pots on the front porch. Shhh!
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