Dry spell garden

"With Australia's ever increasingly dry climate, dry spell gardens are a way of the future, so let's get creative and retroactive in the way we design our gardens. With today's modern plant breeding techniques, there is a plant for every occasion, and 'no water' plants are not only available but surprisingly pretty; they are specifically bred for the domestic market. The trick is to look after them for the first few months; after their roots have settled into their new location, they are relatively self sustainable." Alan la Grange

Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden

Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden
Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden

Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden

Before

Landscape project by Melbourne's International Garden Concepts - Dry spell garden

After: In dry spell gardens, colour and texture comes from a multitude of stone mulches strategically interrupted by no water exotic and native specimen plants