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To: i-node who wrote (790511)6/18/2014 1:09:06 AM
From: tejek  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1578288
 
>> Never heard of xeriscape.

Yeah, 30 years ago a neighbor was run out of our neighborhood for it.

Was he black?

>> You don't plant water loving plants in a desert.

You do if you have a nice building. And a freaking river within walking distance.

Yeah, the Tigris......one of the most dammed rivers in the world. By the time it gets to Baghdad, you're lucky if its 3' deep. Baghdad is a desert. You don't plant grass no matter how much you spent on the bldg.

Some examples of xeriscaping: