Xeriscaping: native plants and a drought-tolerant yard (LEED landscape in Sun Valley, Idaho)

[kidder101]

That yard is actually really disgusting, to many weeds. I like the native plants though, and nice house!

[grahamc87]

I love how the huge Escalade ESV drives by at 3:20.. :-(

[GreedIsYourGod]

I like that they are saving water, but why plant non-edible plants? I saw nothing there that could be eaten. What possible logic could there be for going to the trouble of having a garden and just planting "pretty stuff." Sure you can plant pretty stuff (pretty edible plants.) Why plant poison like that snow-berry? With peak oil coming we need food everywhere. I don't care how much money you have planting stuff you can't eat (unless it is medicinal of helpful to edible plants is foolish.)

[an00115]

@GreedIsYourGod Perhaps the owner didn't want to do a lot of maintenance in their yard. Plus planting native plants allows got insects and fungus and other critters to thrive in the yard.

[kirstendirksen]

@GreedIsYourGod This home was a spec house and when I shot the video it was still up for sale. So the plants they have there make sense as they're low-maintenance and since no one was living in the home, there was no one to feed. Though you're right about it making sense to grow edible plants. I have another video series with a woman from Cloverdale, CA who tore up her front yard (grass) to plant veggies. (See videos "You can't eat grass").

[quarryjoy]

Some ecological landscaping projects are successful. Some video productions are successful. It is the happy and rare thing that both would be offered so professionally. Thank you for sharing a useful and inspiring 9-1/2 minutes. ~ Joy B

[nothingnessx2]

nice job!