[Fwd: [AG] Question from Home-Hort WWW page]

[Sue Bass]

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Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 14:16:48 -0700
From: Sue Bass <sjbass@uswest.net>
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I wouldn't be fearful of planting a desert landscape.  Scorpions live in pockets all over the metro area and they live in landscapes in those areas whether they have desert landscaping or a
lawn.  There are many advantages to having a desert landscape.  They can be very lush.  Many desert plants have beautiful flowers.  Plants native to the desert southwest are very drought
tolerant, which means lower water bills.  Many of the plants attract birds, especially hummingbirds, and butterflies.

My front yard is "desert landscape".  We do not have scorpions in our neighborhood.  My yard is shaded by a large Palo Brea and flowers are blooming almost all year round on something in the
yard.  I have brittlebush, which bloom vibrant yellow in late winter to early spring.  I have a Baja red fairy duster that is nearly always blooming bright red flowers year round and attracts
hummingbirds.  My Texas Sage regularly bloom purple and my hesperaloe pinkish red as are my penstomens.  My saguaro blooms with huge white flowers in the winter.  My ruelia blooms purple
trumpets all summer long.
Hope this helps!

Sue Bass
Master Gardener Volunteer

foxgray@uswest.net wrote:

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> What are the disadvantages to having a desert landscape?  We wanted to put rocks in our front yard, but someone told us that it brings scorpions, snakes and things like that.  Is that true?
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