How Do You Plan A Desert Garden?
If you live in an area that is known for its desert-like heat and still want to plant a garden you can always choose to grow a desert garden. Desert gardens can be just as beautiful as any other specialty garden and can add great visual appeal to any landscape. Choose the right location. You need to look for an area that is both easily viewed (to show off its beauty) and open. Most desert plants require a decent amount of space between one another and will need a lot of sun. Pick the right desert plants for your specialty garden. This step may entail some research to find out the specific needs and requirements for each plant species. Some commonly popular choices to look at for a specialty garden of this nature would include: Aloes, Yucca’s, Agave’s, Butia capitata, Dasylirion acrotrichum. Once your plants have been chosen, draw up a general layout of where you’d like to place your plants. Suggestion: Pick up some poster board and print off some pictures of the desert plants you have
