Olivier's Lawn-substitutes

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• To: m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: Olivier's Lawn-substitutes
• From: n*@ucsd.edu (Nan Sterman)
• Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 21:26:12 -0800

Olivier -- unfortunately, we are stll fighting lawns, even here in water
thirsty southern California.  I personally felt a bit of triumph when I
convinced my husband that the children needed only a small lawn rather than
an entire yard of lawn.  I am interested in the ground covers you've
suggested, but none are familiar to me except dichondra, which as I recall
is a water hog.  Can you tell us much  more about these ground covers --
i.e. which are good for play areas, which are low maintenance, if they can
be mixed or are best used individually, etc.?

Thanks!

Nan


>By the way, I'm surprised not to hear more about ground-covers on
>medit-plants. Are you still fighting with your lawns in the U.S and in
>Australia ? Are you allowed to water lawns during the summer, or do you
>have water restrictions ? Water restriction is the best ally to
>mediterranean botanical research. Here to replace lawns we use plants such
>as  Frankenia laevis, Matricaria tchihatchewii, Lippia nodiflora (Phyla
>canescens), Zoysia tenuifolia, Dichondra repens (needs some water though),
>Stenotaphrum secundatum (in protected areas where frost isn't to bad),
>Cynodon... Does any-one have suggestions on other interesting low
>maintenance ground-covers to replace lawns ?
>
>Olivier

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Nan Sterman, "gardening addict"
Olivenhain, California
Sunset Zone 24, USDA Zone 10b or 11
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