The Manzanita Miracle, or, why you should love native plants if you live in a dry climate
...nking that is what “low water use plant” means. The math shows us how wrong that is–and why manzanitas often die in home landscapes. Imagine a yard which doesn’t need water at all, even in a drought year. Imagine yourself, free from the chore of watering, free to just not worry about it, because the plants are taking care of themselves. Wouldn’t that make it worth the trouble to learn how to host native plants? 225 days....