Xeriscape for Water Conservation and Beauty
chores I hate are watering and weeding. I chose flowering herbs, prairie plants, ornamental grasses, and New Hampshire natives for my cottage garden. Mixed in a few roses, planted together where they can receive the most water, and mulched the dickens out of everything. Voila! Xeriscape and it is gorgeous. With just a little thought and planning you can have a great landscape that doesn't require much effort or water to maintain.
The following is a list of plant materials well adapted for xeriscaping in northern New England.
Ornamental Grasses:
Alopecurus pratensis, Foxtail grass, Zone 4; Deschampsia cespitosa, Tufted Hair Grass, Zones 4 & 5; Molina arundinacea, Purple Moor Grass, Zones 4 & 5; Phalaris arundinacea, Ribbon Grass, Zone 4
Trees and Shrubs:
Pinus sylvestris, Scotch Pine, Zone 3; Acer tataricum, Amur Maple, Zone 3; Crataegus spp., Hawthorn, Zones 3-5; Prunus spp, Flowering Cherry, Zones 3-5; Juniperus spp, Junipers, Zones 2-5; Syringa spp, Lilac, Zone 4
Flowers
Achillea filipendulina, Yarrow, Zone 3; Artemisia spp, artemisia, Zone 4 Asclepias tuberosa, Butterfly Weed, Zone 3; Coreopsis spp, Zone 4; Dianthus plumarius, Grass Pink, Zone 4; Echinacea purpurea, Purple Coneflower, Zone 3; Echinops ritro, Globe Thistle, Zone 3 Gypsophila paniculata, Baby's Breath, Zone 4; Hemerocallis spp, Daylily, Zone 3; Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pasque flower, Zone 5 Sempervivum tectorum, Hens & Chicks, Zone 4 Stachys spp, Lamb's Ears, Zone 4 Yucca flaccida, Yucca, Zone 5
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