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We are very water conscious here in Easter New Mexico and I try to keep that in mind when selecting landscape or bedding plants.  

 The outside of the circular drive in the front of our home is lined with ornamental pear tree's.    The center of the circular drive  is rock with two multi trunk oak tree's.....pretty boring with all that concrete and rock.   The only color  is in the back of the old pony buggy.

   We decided to add some color to the rocked area by adding some bushes that would not require a lot of water.

The Desert Willow is a popular plant in our area.     It has beautiful blooms and can be pruned as a  bush or a small tree.

I hope that our little bush will grow to be a gorgeous tree like this one in a nearby yard.

We planted two Crape Myrtles....one on each side of the rocked area.    We plan to keep them pruned into small bushes.

I hope ours will be as pretty as this one in a nearby alley

We planted a Russian Sage on each side of the area and three Knock out rose bushes behind our Home sign.

See how pretty the Russian Sage and Desert Willow look growing in the same space.   It will be a few years before ours are this big ....lol!

I am not sure what the name of this bush is,  but I have always called it a Butterfly Bush.     H planted one on each side of the circle.

The Butterfly bushes can get pretty big,  but we will keep ours pruned down where you can still see the front porch.

Landscaping doesn't come as easy for me as decorating,  but I hope I have selected bushes with colors and textures that will compliment each other.  
 Now is a perfect time to add bushes to your yard as most of the nurseries are running great sales on their bigger  plants.

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