Maintaining Your Landscape in a Drought
Arizona is currently in its 21st year of a long-term drought. Therefore, our infamously hot summer months can be quite frightening to business owners. How do we maintain our landscapes in Phoenix?
Drought-Tolerant Plants
It’s important to have climate-appropriate plans in our gardens. There are plenty of plants and grasses that thrive with little to no water.
For your garden:
- Roemer’s false indigo
- Hummingbird bush
- Square-bud primrose
- Butterfly bush
- Tall grasses
- Cactuses
- Succulents
For your lawn:
- Bermuda Grass
- Buffalo Grass
- Augustine’s Grass
- Rye Grass
- Seashore paspalum
Watering Tips
You’re going to attempt to fight our drought by overwatering your plants this summer. Don’t. Here are 3 efficient watering techniques.
- Check the weather. Don’t waste your time watering your lawn if it’s going to rain that day.
- Water deep. Rather than watering your lawn constantly, you should water less often. The trick is to drench your garden and lawn when you do water them.
- Schedule watering. To avoid overwatering, water your lawn on a regular schedule. It’s recommended you water before sunrise as it gives your lawn’s soil time to soak in the water before it evaporates.
Commercial Irrigation Services
If you do not have time to regularly water your landscape during the summer months, you risk your plants and grass dying. That’s wasted time, effort, and money. While some homeowners believe they are saving money by not using commercial irrigation services in Phoenix, they risk losing money when their landscape dies.
If you’re in need of commercial irrigation services in Phoenix, contact Victor’s Landscaping today.
