Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Xeriscaping [was: Cohousing available in Colorado Springs

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

Somewhere I read that xeriscaping is actually not so great for water use. I
wish I could back that up, but the general principle is that there is a net
use of more energy/water because the xeriscaping allows the ground to heat
up more than grass does, causing a rise in ambient temperature so the
homeowners need to use more air conditioning and more water to keep the
plants alive in the higher heat.

-- 
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California
tamgoddess [at] attbi.com
> 
> On Tue, 6 May 2003, Louise Conner wrote:
> 
>> We at Colorado Springs Cohousing Community are happy to say that we've
>> completed the construction of our 34 home plus common house community that
>> goes by the name of Casa Verde Commons.
> ....
>> and expecting our xericscaping any day now .
>> 
> 
> What is xeriscaping?
> Literally, the word xeriscaping comes from a combination of two other
> words: "xeri" derived from the Greek word "xeros" for dry; and "scape",
> meaning a kind of view or scene. While xeriscape translates to mean "dry
> scene," in practice xeriscaping means simply landscaping with
> slow-growing, drought tolerant plants to conserve water and reduce yard
> trimmings.
> 
> from:
> http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Organics/Xeriscaping/
> 
> [Note that I think the prefered spelling is with one "c" tho
> I found both in my search.]
> 
> Fred 

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