Comments on: Gardening 365 – Day 51 http://www.gardensofthewildwildwest.com/index.php/2010/02/21/gardening-365-day-51/ Gardening is civil and social, but it wants the vigor and freedom of the forest and the outlaw. ~H.D. Thoreau Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:14:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Potatoes and Beyond http://www.gardensofthewildwildwest.com/index.php/2010/02/21/gardening-365-day-51/comment-page-1/#comment-929462 Potatoes and Beyond Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:01:38 +0000 http://www.gardensofthewildwildwest.com/?p=9507#comment-929462 We have a VERY small patch of turf on our property, but I would love to convert it to something--anything--more water-thrifty. We don't have auto sprinklers, so in addition to being wasteful, maintaining that darn grass is a huge pain. Last year, my husband and I were thisclose to letting the whole thing dry out and die, and spray painting it green. I absolutely love Catherine's idea of planting the whole thing with lavender - I may propose that to my husband (he loves the smell of lavender). I, too, live in a place where dry is REALLY dry. :) We have a VERY small patch of turf on our property, but I would love to convert it to something–anything–more water-thrifty. We don’t have auto sprinklers, so in addition to being wasteful, maintaining that darn grass is a huge pain. Last year, my husband and I were thisclose to letting the whole thing dry out and die, and spray painting it green.

I absolutely love Catherine’s idea of planting the whole thing with lavender – I may propose that to my husband (he loves the smell of lavender). I, too, live in a place where dry is REALLY dry. :)

]]> By: Catherine Smith http://www.gardensofthewildwildwest.com/index.php/2010/02/21/gardening-365-day-51/comment-page-1/#comment-929422 Catherine Smith Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:01:50 +0000 http://www.gardensofthewildwildwest.com/?p=9507#comment-929422 That reminds me of when I lived in North Central Oregon where dry is REALLY dry along the Columbia River. I removed my entire front yard of its lawn 50' X 30'), started lavender from seed, planted it out, laid a soaker hose back and forth to all the plants, and mulched with wood chips. I watered for 30 minutes once a month. I must say my heart sank when I returned to look at the house and yard after selling to find lawn with a sprinkler system. It sadens me still! That reminds me of when I lived in North Central Oregon where dry is REALLY dry along the Columbia River. I removed my entire front yard of its lawn 50′ X 30′), started lavender from seed, planted it out, laid a soaker hose back and forth to all the plants, and mulched with wood chips. I watered for 30 minutes once a month. I must say my heart sank when I returned to look at the house and yard after selling to find lawn with a sprinkler system. It sadens me still!

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