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Annette Curry
Annette Curry
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aromatic as its larger counterpart, and blooms with purple flowers in summer. Elfin thyme is a very slow-growing ground cover, and

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Consider a low planting around a natural-looking watering spot

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“Another sign of drought tolerance in the plant kingdom is hairy leaves. Lamb’s ears (Stachys byzantina, zones 4 to 9) is a classic example. A low-growing, spreading plant, it makes a lush carpet with virtually no irrigation required

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Details: A beautiful collection of low water plant combinations that include Stachy's "Big Ears", Purple Tapien Verbena, Verbena rigida, Bulbine Frutescens 'Hallmark' Orange Form and a purple Penstemon.

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Silver carpet (Dymondia margaretae, zones 9 to 11) is a tough low-growing ground cover with grayish-green foliage and small yellow flowers.

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Blue-gray foliage is one of nature’s signs of a plant with low water needs, and those plants can be employed to create a cool, soothing tone in the landscape. Powis Castle artemisia (Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’, zones 6 to 8), pictured here, is one of those plants.

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Single low water plant

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