“There was section of the front yard where the ground level was about four feet below the slab so there was almost no yard,” explained Bruno. Vic Bruno believes it took so long because the soil is quite poor (clay loam) and it would have filled in more quickly if they had done a better job amending the soil. The greenhouse staff advised the Thyme be planted 12-18” on center and thought it would fill in about six months. They said Pink Chintz Thyme would work if I didn’t expect to walk on it very much,” said Bruno. “I still wanted some color and a thyme lawn was suggested. It did a wonderful job of telling mature plant size, how much water it would need, and whether it would repel deer and rabbits, the latter of which we had a ton of.”īruno visited High Country Gardens’ bricks and mortar store, Santa Fe Greenhouses (no longer in business) to see what offerings they had. I came across High County Gardens website and got your catalog. “I would get on the Internet and research which plants are xeric.
Thyme Lawn: A Drought-Resistant (Xeric) Choiceīruno, whose work includes commercial property management, did a lot of research before selecting his Pink Chintz Thyme lawn. Water-thrifty landscaping was a priority. The biggest challenge they faced when landscaping their new home in a semi-rural area just outside the city limits was that the lot was subject to water restrictions and shared a common well with three other homes.
When Vic and Barb Bruno built their new home in the year 2000 they were city dwellers, used to a small lot with a “watersucking” lawn and plants.
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