Ball Ornamentals: Water-Wise Winners

What’s the No.1 challenge in landscaping these days? In my home territory on the West Coast, it’s water – or lack of it! About half the water Californians use at home goes towards maintaining their landscapes. Couple our state’s continuing drought conditions with increasing regulations on water usage and you can spot the trend for water-wise plants a mile away.

Fortunately, you don’t have to sacrifice color for drought tolerance. Here are my three favorite choices for water conservation:

Lomandra ‘Seascape’ This bullet-proof performer is a great “spiller” for retaining walls.

Native to Australia, Lomandra is low-maintenance, loves the heat and is very forgiving to garden slackers!

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