- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Xeriscape Gardening
- Creator:
- Wade, Gary L.
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Xeriscaping--Georgia
Landscape gardening--Water conservation--Georgia
Gardening--Georgia
Hose--Georgia
Boots--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Efficient irrigation is one of the seven steps involved in Xeriscape gardening, a method of gardening used primarily in urban areas to conserve water while maintaining lawns and plants. Drip irrigation and hand watering help target irrigation to plants that need it.
Photograph of a person holding a hose used in xeriscape gardening. The hose has a small valve on it which allows water to drip directly into the soil. The man's boot can be seen behind the hose.
Xeriscape, a term coined in Colorado in 1981, is loosely defined as a water-conserving method of landscaping in dry climates. Efficient irrigation is one of the seven steps involved in Xeriscape gardening, a method of gardening used primarily in urban areas to conserve water while maintaining lawns and plants. Drip irrigation and hand watering help target irrigation to plants that need it. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/irrigation/m-2135/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Gary L. Wade
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/irrigation
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/xeriscape-gardening
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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