Do you need outdoor landscaping ideas that tolerant to the dry weather? Most homeowners enjoy having a lovely lawn in their front yard. But that requires a lot of maintenance and water of course. More and more of us are concerned about water conservation. Here are a few outdoor landscape ideas that do not require constant watering.

The first thing to do would be to get rid of the thirsty lawn in the front yard. In its place have a woodland garden, hardscape or meadow. An alternate outdoor landscape idea would be to create a natural looking pathway to the front door. Turn the front into a woodsy garden that includes concrete or natural stone slabs. The path leading to the front door becomes a destination in itself with interesting plantings dotting the stones.

Living in the cooler climates of the North east through to the west will require planting some perennials that may bloom in the summer and others that blossom in the winter months. One perennial that offers year round beauty is the hellebores that offers colorful blooms through the spring and summer. It belongs to the buttercup family and produces up to 50 blooms on a single small bush in the winter and early spring, that can grow up to 18 inches tall and wide.

For the Southwest drought resistant outdoor landscaping ideas are commonplace and many homeowners have created small patio areas in their front yards and will compliment it with a few shade trees. Instead of lawn they use gravel in a variety of colors and place native plants such as cactus varieties in their garden areas. They also might add an intimate seating area ideal for coffee or cocktail visits with their neighbors.

The west can been severely affected by droughts every few years. Everyone should be looking for outdoor landscape ideas that don’t require a lot of watering. Rosemary and lavender both smell and look beautiful in the front or backyard. They require very little maintenance or water. Those in the west could create a lovely patio area in their front yard for entertaining. This could be a lovely area to share a glass of wine with the neighbors.

There are several online sites that give suggestions for native plants that would deffinately thrive in your region. You can see photos of drought resistant flowers, shrubs, trees as well as fruits and vegetables. To save money buy four inch pots of the desired plants and place them approximately two feet apart. You will be surprised at how fast they grow into lovely adult plants.