Installing my Xeriscape bed! How I did it and the plants I used
This bed was installed September of 2020. I'll show you how I prepped the area, removed the grass, amended the soil, planted and watered afterwards. I also define and distinguish Xeriscape vs Zeroscape. Please subscribe to follow me and find out how the bed does in the future! Thanks for watching! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Why I'm installing Xeriscape 00:31 - Define Xeriscape vs Zeroscape 01:24 - Prepping the site: Let dry & remove grass 01:52 - Tools you'll need 02:37 - How to remove lawn grass 04:08 - Conditions that affect how much time this part takes ***Note, the 3rd person arrived after the other 2, that's how I got under 8 hours with 3 people. I can do math I swear.*** 05:58 - Ready for Planting! 06:30 - The Plants I used 08:07 - Digging through dirt that's like concrete... 08:41 - Amendments we used & how we planted 10:47 - Watering and checking the depth 11:18 - After! Follow up watering and care 12:52 - BLOOPERS! Link to How to fix an irrigation line: https://youtu.be/df1aCxDMj3o Other helpful links: SpokaneScape: https://my.spokanecity.org/publicworks/water/water-wise-spokane/spokanescape/ (Pssst - by the way - we are Spokanecape Certified Professionals!) SpokaneScape Guide Book: https://www.spokaneaquifer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spokanescape-guidebook-may-2018.pdf WSU Extention Plant Lists: https://extension.wsu.edu/spokane/master-gardener-program/home-lawn-and-garden/inw-gardening/native-plants/ WSU PDF of Native Plants: https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2076/2017/07/C197-Native-Plants-for-Spokane-Area-Gardens.pdf Spokane Conservation District: https://sccd.org/programs/smartscape/native-plants/ Desert Jewels Nursery, which specializes in natives and drought tolerant plants!: https://www.desertjewelsnursery.com/ If you are in the Spokane area and would like help designing and installing your own xeriscape or SpokaneScape bed - give us a call! You can find our contact info on our website: Our Website: https://www.gardenuplandscape.com/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GardenUPLandscape
This bed was installed September of 2020. I'll show you how I prepped the area, removed the grass, amended the soil, planted and watered afterwards. I also define and distinguish Xeriscape vs Zeroscape. Please subscribe to follow me and find out how the bed does in the future! Thanks for watching! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:17 - Why I'm installing Xeriscape 00:31 - Define Xeriscape vs Zeroscape 01:24 - Prepping the site: Let dry & remove grass 01:52 - Tools you'll need 02:37 - How to remove lawn grass 04:08 - Conditions that affect how much time this part takes ***Note, the 3rd person arrived after the other 2, that's how I got under 8 hours with 3 people. I can do math I swear.*** 05:58 - Ready for Planting! 06:30 - The Plants I used 08:07 - Digging through dirt that's like concrete... 08:41 - Amendments we used & how we planted 10:47 - Watering and checking the depth 11:18 - After! Follow up watering and care 12:52 - BLOOPERS! Link to How to fix an irrigation line: https://youtu.be/df1aCxDMj3o Other helpful links: SpokaneScape: https://my.spokanecity.org/publicworks/water/water-wise-spokane/spokanescape/ (Pssst - by the way - we are Spokanecape Certified Professionals!) SpokaneScape Guide Book: https://www.spokaneaquifer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/spokanescape-guidebook-may-2018.pdf WSU Extention Plant Lists: https://extension.wsu.edu/spokane/master-gardener-program/home-lawn-and-garden/inw-gardening/native-plants/ WSU PDF of Native Plants: https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2076/2017/07/C197-Native-Plants-for-Spokane-Area-Gardens.pdf Spokane Conservation District: https://sccd.org/programs/smartscape/native-plants/ Desert Jewels Nursery, which specializes in natives and drought tolerant plants!: https://www.desertjewelsnursery.com/ If you are in the Spokane area and would like help designing and installing your own xeriscape or SpokaneScape bed - give us a call! You can find our contact info on our website: Our Website: https://www.gardenuplandscape.com/ Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GardenUPLandscape