10 Xeriscaping Ideas That Will Make Your Garden More Hands-Off and Sustainable
Use Pavers
Walkways are a key element to any garden, and can also be incorporated into xeriscaped landscapes. "Integrating xeriscaping with natural materials to create seating arrangements, borders, and pathways feels cohesive, and can be overlaid upon crushed stone to increase the landscape's permeability," says Jeff Lorenz, Refugia founder of Refugia.
When implementing pavers, you want to create a permeable hardscape that can aid water drainage. "Utilizing pea gravel for driveways and pathways, or overlaying larger steppers over crushed stone, maximizes the landscape's ability to slow, spread, and soak stormwater back into the aquifer, replenishing precious resources," Lorenz says.