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Article: Year-round color in a dry Colorado garden: Water-thrifty plants brighten this easy-care Xeriscape.(Brief Article)
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- Sunset
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- April 1, 2002
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Derived from the Greek word xero, meaning dry; the term Xeriscape was coined in 1981 by a team of Colorado landscapers and water providers as part of a campaign to encourage water conservation through creative landscaping. This worthy concept has a lingering problem with its image. Properly pronounced zer-i-scape, the term all too often sounds like "zer-o-scape," conjuring visions of unthirsty but ugly gardens covered with wall-to-wall gravel.
In fact, a well-designed Xeriscape garden is not only water-thrifty, but it's highly attractive as well. For dramatic proof, take a look at Mary Ellen Keskimaki's brightly colored Xeriscape garden in Golden, Colorado. ...