Table of Contents: Drought Week

Gardens are powerful things. As global warming exacerbates drought conditions worldwide, we’re looking for ways that gardeners can make a difference. We’re taking note of colorful drought tolerant gardens, Marfa minimalism, and curbside cactus.

Join us for a week’s worth of ideas about how to use your own garden–big or small–to help the environment:

Above: See 96 ways to use Succulents in the garden in our Gardenista Photo Gallery. Photograph by Matthew Williams for Gardenista.

Monday

• Drought tolerant doesn’t mean devoid of color, as we learn in this week’s Garden Designer Visit to Australia, where we discover hazy drifts of lavender at a rural retreat.
  

Tuesday

• We’ve rounded up the best succulents to grow–they’re hardy, happy, and low maintenance–in this week’s 10 Easy Pieces. And our Growing Guide to Succulents has more tips to keep them alive.

Wednesday

• A brass vintage-style double sprinkler from Tradewinds.
• We’ve discovered ten surprising ways to save water in the garden; read about them in  this week’s Ask the Expert.

Thursday

• Cactus at the curb; we’ll dissect Garden Design details of a drive-by LA garden in this week’s Garden Visit.

Friday

• Margot discovers a prefab backyard outbuilding with a small footprint in our Outbuilding of the Week post.

• We’re sleuthing to discover the 11 best Garden Ideas to Steal from drought resistant gardens. Explore ideas with our 10 Easy Pieces: Fire Pits and Bowls.