Landscape Designs For The Southwest

Landscaping is always a very rewarding occupation – whether you do it for yourself or as a profession you always learn something from the projects you take up and you always end up with something more

beautiful than you envisaged in your plans. When you do landscape designs for the southwest, you get to put in a little more effort than you would do regularly, as you need to choose the right combination or trees and bushes for it, and as a reward you get better results than in any other type of landscaping.

What Are The Best Trees And Bushes For Landscape Designs For The Southwest?

Most of the trees that are used for landscape designs for the southwest are drought resistant and possibly evergreen so you would have to worry about it only when you plant them. The rest would be taken care of by regular maintenance which ordinarily is not much if you know how to do it well at planting time. In order to get the best out of your efforts you need to choose the right type of trees and the combination of plants as well.

The Hoop's Blue Spruce is a wonderful tree which fares exceptionally well in the southwest climate and environment conditions. This is an extraordinarily beautiful tree that grows fast achieving its full height and width of about 50 feet and 20 feet respectively in less than 24 months. Its form, color and imposing stance makes it a wonderful choice for any type of landscape designs for the southwest.

Another great choice that is very popular for landscape designs for the southwest is the Colorado Blue Spruce. This is an evergreen coniferous tree that can grow to a majestic 60 feet height and upto about 20 feet in width. Its cones and pine needs add a special essence to the air where it is planted which is a great plus for the environment. The best part is that once it is fully grown, and that is in about 2 years time, it can give you that wonderful full forest look and you see and admire in posters.

There is another tree that can be used here, i.e. the Afghan Pine tree. This is a huge 70 feet tall tree when fully grown and can become a great barrier in the path of winds even as a standalone specimen. This is the best choice for border as it requires a lot of maintenance for it drops a vast amount of cones.