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Show Grove Review New Utah - Thursday, July 18, 2002 - Page 7 ffli7iy conserves water with Xeric landscape B i imda Butler rti'me in Utah IS fS for the third year ot' excessively dry. ' 'll experienced a brief j od of water ratl0nmS - ftdy this summer, and as ant Grove's population : limited water V Onim since 1923 'es will be stretched. f ,if f Qll rpsidfin- .,, water usage is in yards. 531 . .iQ mnst water. r,ms use ------ jnew style of landscaping, UaPe-is becoming PT ,ar among people who tn conserve water and 5 - , "; Li Li LsaLti'iJ KM Ranch Equipment flwant to spend less time '- -- - - -. 1 six. " 6pt f, Jcond ilavr' Pk in ft:. therj id t ' jido'' lit nbe1 -i si Xeriscape comes from the Greek, "Xeros" meaning lry Xeriscape does not ean a dry harsh environ-,snt environ-,snt but using supplemen- water eim-icnuij. is a concept that soil Photo by Linda Butler Sloane Bouchever spends just a few minutes a day caring car-ing for his Xeriscape garden. tal Vpriscape : chines planning, reparation, and drought-ierant drought-ierant plants to provide jj attractive landscape that requires less water and less maintenance. - eianp and Danielle bouchever recently moved to the Scratch Uravei neign-iiorhood neign-iiorhood from Arizona.. Pile in Arizona, the Bouchevers became well acquainted with . . water restrictions, and planned ieir landscaping with minimal min-imal water usage in mind. When they came to Pleasant Grove, they L.-r.nA fVioir vnrH t.r piBMlGU . j include minimal maintenance mainte-nance as well as minimal watering. 1 hate cutting the lawn," said Sloane, who would rather spend his time with his two teen-age children than doing yard work. Acknowledging that Utah is the second driest state in the country, the Bouchevers wanted to work ithin the desert environment environ-ment to provide a beautiful and pleasant landscape 'around their home. The Bouchevers spent time planning and planting their yard. All yards initially initial-ly require a certain invest ment of time, Sloane said, whether the yard is planted in lush lawn and trees, or Xeriscaped. "We don't mind the initial work, as long as it's not ongoing," continued Sloane. Topsoil was brought in and spread. The ground was covered with weed-resistant, weed-resistant, porous landscape cloth, and then different zones were laid out. Some zones contain flowers, others oth-ers contain shrubs and trees. Some zones are gravel. grav-el. Curved beige cement curbing aesthetically separates sepa-rates the zones. "We used colored cement," Sloane said, "because it gives a softer look." As the new plants establish estab-lish themselves, the Bouchevers water about once a week. In a year or two when the plants are well established, they hope to reduce watering to monthly or as needed. Freedom Free-dom from yard care gives the Bouchevers time to spend together as a family and allows them the freedom free-dom to travel. The Bouchevers are putting put-ting the finishing touches on their back yard. A cement patio, rather than a wooden deck, provides a space for the family to gather gath-er and enjoy the out-of- doors. A fabric Australian shade will stretch above the patio, providing the family with a cool, shady spot. A shaded nook on the north side of the house provides pro-vides a protected environment environ-ment for holly bushes and a Japanese Maple. Part of xeric landscaping is finding plants that are appropriate for different zones. Some areas in a yard are in a harsher, sunnier environment, environ-ment, while others are more protected. The Bouchever's back yard features lilacs, peonies, a crabapple tree and a flowering plum. "We saw what thrives in this climate," cli-mate," said Sloan, explaining explain-ing how they chose particular particu-lar plants. They observed what grew well in .the neighborhood and consulted books and , nurserymen about appropriate plants, i "This is an experiment," Danielle and Sloane said. Some of their choices have worked out better than others. oth-ers. "We think of it as survival sur-vival of the fittest," said Danielle, "Whatever survives, sur-vives, stays." . ., ' A variety of plants have ' not only survived, but have thrived. There is an abun-. abun-. dance of color and beauty in this nearly maintenance-free maintenance-free garden. i v t j f ' . 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