Morning Glory Ground Covers ? Excellent Plants for Mediterranean Gardens
Gardeners in dry, Mediterranean climates should always be on the look out for water-conserving ground cover plants that are attractive and easy to grow. One such plant is the Morning Glory, Convolvulus sabatius.
Morning Glory is commonly associated with rampant climbing plants belonging to the genus Ipomoea. There is however a species known botanically as Convolvulus sabatius, (C. mauritanicus) which while having climbing properties, can be grown as a low-growing ground cover plant. Considering that its water requirements are very modest, and that is so easy to grow, it is an excellent plant for gardens in Mediterranean and other dry climates.
Artificial Grass is not an Alternative to a Real Lawn
While the quality of artificial grass products have definitely improved in recent years, and while there is a place for them in certain public situations, the home gardener should think twice before installing a synthetic lawn.
Installing artificial grass is an option that many homeowners are considering today, given the difficulties involved in successful lawn maintenance. Nowhere is this trend more prominent than in Mediterranean and other dry climates, because of the excessive water use that growing a lawn involves.
Choosing Shrubs For A Dry Climate Garden ? How To Think Like A Professional Designer
Understanding the design function of landscaping shrubs can help you make wiser choices when planning your garden, or adding some plants to an existing border.
When choosing which shrubs to include in your garden, your starting point may be based on your favorite likes and dislikes. As counter intuitive as it may sound, this approach is mistaken. Instead, you can think like a professional garden designer, by allotting a specific design role to each element in the garden, including the landscape shrubs and bushes.
Watering Lawns During The Summer In Mediterranean And Dry Climate Gardens
There are many factors behind growing a successful lawn. Suitable irrigation is the most crucial of them during the summer in dry, Mediterranean climates.
Regular watering is the most important pre-condition for successfully maintaining a lawn through the long, hot, dry summer in Mediterranean climates. With the specific, spring tasks hopefully completed, such as feeding and de-thatching, and together with regular mowing, the key to lawn care is a matter of appropriate watering.