While having a full fledged garden is rewarding and enjoyable, lots of

people simply don’t have the time that is required to maintain it. Whether
you have too much going on at work or too many kids to take care of, you

should never try to operate a garden if you don’t think you can handle it.

For those people who are just too busy for a normal garden, I would

suggest a somewhat recent method of gardening known as Xeriscaping. This
minimal yet stylish theory first emerged in Colorado when water levels

were at an all time low. It is a great method of having a great looking
yard or garden, without having to maintain it or water it very often at

all.

Here in Colorado, many places are offering free Xeriscaping lessons in
order to encourage the conservation of water. If your area is undergoing a

drought, you should check with the water suppliers and see if they are

offering lessons. If you attend those, you will be able to get advice
specific to your region (IE types of plants to grow, how much to water

them, etc).

To some, the name Xeriscaping conjures the image of a yard that consists
of a giant rock bed. However, this is known as “zero scaping”, and it is a

considerably different concept. It focuses on reducing your yard to
nothing that requires any maintenance whatsoever. Unfortunately this is

usually just rocks.