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Are you looking for low maintenance outdoor landscaping ideas? Cool green grass is the first choice for most homeowners. But that requires a lot of maintenance and water of course. We should all be conscience of our water usage even when it isn’t being enforced. Here are a few outdoor landscaping ideas that do not require constant watering.

One idea is to tear out the grass in the front yard. In its place have a woodland garden, hardscape or meadow. Some outdoor landscaping ideas for the front yard would be to greet your guests with natural stone walkways. Transform it into a woodland garden by making a path using slabs of basalt or sandstone. The path leading to the front door becomes a destination in itself with interesting plantings dotting the stones.

The northern areas of the east and west have plant varieties that last all year around with little maintenance. One perennial that offers year round beauty is the hellebores that offers colorful blooms through the spring and summer. It is a buttercup varietal that can have up to 50 blossoms and will grow to 18 inches.

Those living in the southwest are not new to drought resistant outdoor landscaping ideas and commonly utilize their front yard as an additional patio area. They use a variety of plants in the cactus or succulent family that can be colorful and interesting. They also might add an intimate seating area ideal for coffee or cocktail visits with their neighbors.

In the west droughts plague the are from time to time. Everyone should be looking for outdoor landscape ideas that don’t require a lot of watering. A couple of great plants that provide both color and aroma are rosemary and lavendar. They don’t depend on water or human care to thrive. Those in the west could create a lovely patio area in their front yard for entertaining. Setting out two small chairs and a table for a sweet area to enjoy a morning cup of coffee.

There are several online sites that give suggestions for native plants that would deffinately thrive in your region. They will display photos so that you are then able to purchase them from the local nursery or even order the plants from these sites. To save money buy four inch pots of the desired plants and place them approximately two feet apart. They will fill in quickly and look great.

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