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For residents in semi-arid climates, landscape designs don't have to sacrifice greenery to conserve water. Homeowners might assume that they must replace most of their plants with gravel and rock features to create a garden that requires minimal watering, but this is not the case. There are many green options for xeriscaping, including junipers.

These robust plants are popular because they thrive with little watering. Another solution is to purchase an efficient in-ground sprinkler system that's set to an optimal watering schedule. Watering lawns on a daily basis is a waste of water, because grass only needs about 1" to 1 ½ " of water each week during hot weather. It's also more efficient to water your lawn regularly and lightly rather than to soak it only once per week.

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Urban farming is a hot trend right now, with many new books being published on the topic of landscape designs that make the most of small, urban garden spaces. For example, "Apartment Gardening: Plants, Projects and Recipes for Growing Food in Your Urban Home" by Amy Pennington provides useful tips for those with limited gardening space. She recommends choosing garden vegetables that don't need a lot of space for their roots to spread out.

For instance, herbs and smaller vegetables can be grown in small planters and can add scent and flavor to all sorts of recipes. Lovage seeds, nigella, anise hyssop, and scented geraniums will all thrive indoors as long as they are kept well-drained pots. Most herbs require 6 hours of sunlight or more, so a sunny window is a must.

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An upcoming landscape design company named Universal Group Inc., has launched their new landscape design solutions that will help managing the vacant spaces of residences, hotels, resorts, schools and many more. The landscape design experts of this company will merge the fundamentals of arts and science and make an eye-catching ambiance whether it is swimming pool or garden!
The landscape design professionals of this company will work hard to consume the space which isn't used and make it worthy of beautiful features of the property. These landscape design experts will make a rough sketch of a design, consider space availability, will make a budget for the entire project, and will send an estimate to the client. The company also works and redesigns for swimming pools, garden, park, residences etc.