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Xeriscaping
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1. A xeriscape—a water
conserving
landscape—is:
a. green—as in
“environmentally friendly”
and helps prevent further global climate
change
b. lush—as in green….and
colorful with
year-round interest
c. low-maintenance—as in
requires
half the time and expense or less to
maintain compared to traditional lawns
and landscapes
d. all of the above
2. Xeriscaping principles
can be
applied to which of the following
garden or landscape design styles?
a. English cottage garden
b. Tuscan/Mediterranean garden
c. Santa Fe/Southwest desert
garden
d. prairie meadow landscape
e. all of the above
3. Xeriscaping always
involves the
use of:
a. crushed rock
b. yucca and cactus
c. no lawn whatsoever
d. no trees
e. none of the above
4. Which of the following
are often
part of a well-designed xeriscape:
a. spacious and functional
patio or deck
b. attractive concrete or
flagstone
sidewalks or paths
c. distinctive gazebo
d. a small waterfall and pond
e. all of the above
5. Xeriscapes can include
which of the following:
a. shade trees
b. colorful shrub and flower
gardens
c. evergreen tree wind screens
d. mass plantings of
ornamental
grasses
e. all of the above
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6. Which of the following
are
proven xeriscaping practices:
a. soil amendment appropriate
to the plants being used
b. mulching
c. irrigation of each plant or
area of the landscape according to its needs
d. limited or no use of
herbicides and insecticides
e. all of the above
7. A well developed
xeriscape will
attract:
a. birds
b. butterflies
c. compliments from your
neighbors
and friends
d. the gratitude of your
grandchildren
e. all of the above
8. The plants used in
xeriscaping
are:
a. often attractive versions
of plants
native to the region
b. able to grow in a healthy
fashion in
the soil of the region
c. are often more attractive
and colorful
than traditional landscape plants
d. all of the above
9. Xeriscapes cost about
the same
as traditional landscapes.
a. True
b. False
10. Xeriscaping is the
best type of
landscaping for the homes of:
a. Conservatives
b. Liberals
c. Wishy-washy people who
don’t know
what they think
d. all of the above
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