When selling a home, the importance of a well-maintained yard cannot be overstated. You need to make a great first impression on potential buyers to get them in the door, but maintaining a lawn can be challenging if you live in a part of the country experiencing a serious reduction in rainfall or restrictions on water use. Instead of grass, which requires a great deal of water to thrive, planting drought-tolerant plants has become a desirable option for a water conserving landscape. Don’t worry if you don’t like cacti, there are a surprising number of lush and colorful plants that are not only drought-tolerant, but quite beautiful.
Though they can’t always be identified by appearance, certain characteristics usually indicate drought tolerance in plants. Native plants are more hardy and drought-tolerant than non-native varieties. Plants with gray or white foliage tend to use less water. Plants that have small or narrow leaves use less water, and less water is lost through leaves. Ornamental grasses are often drought-tolerant, though turf grasses are not. Succulent plants survive by storing water in their thick foliage.
Some colorful drought-tolerant options for your garden include butterfly bush, cosmos, sugar maple, daylilies, and shrub roses. Most flowering fruit trees, such as apples, pears, and plums, are also drought tolerant. By choosing plants wisely, you can have a beautiful garden that is tough enough to withstand drought conditions with little maintenance required.
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