How to Drought Proof Your Garden

December 02nd, 2009 | Category: Organic Gardening

If you live in Australia, then you most likely know how it is to try and contend with those long, dry seasons. Does it ever seem like your garden just needs way too much water? Well, not only does watering your garden several times a week take up a lot of water, but it also takes up a lot of time! So, if you are into gardening, but would be into a garden that didn’t need so much water a lot more, then here is an idea for you… you need to drought proof your garden! Drought proof gardens are becoming more and more popular in Australia for one main reason… and that is the fact that drought proof gardens just take a fraction of the work.

You might think that a drought proof garden is dull and drab, but this does not have to be the case. You can have a lot of plants that look amazing, build your garden well, texture it, and have an absolutely amazing drought proof garden! There is a little more work involved in finding the right plants, but other than that, a drought proof garden is a piece of cake!

How to Drought Proof Your Garden

Here is how to drought proof your garden. First of all, you need to search for plants that require either minimal, or even no watering whatsoever. You may ask what kinds of plants do not need to be watered, and the answer is plants that are used to growing in the wild with only rainfall as their water source! A lot of plants do not require constant watering, and finding these is the key to having a drought proof garden.

Now, your next question might be… why would you want only local plants in your garden? Isn’t the point of a garden to have something a little bit exotic? Well, you are right! That is why you should look into buying plants from locals similar to yours. There are a lot of places like Australia, and you should be able to find plants that will thrive in your location without much trouble.

As far as grouping your plants, if you are going to be putting any plants into your garden that need to be watered, try to group them together so that you do not accidentally over-water the others. This also helps you to avoid wasting water by watering plants that do not need it.