Holy Bougainvillea! That's what we thought when we saw this amazing testament to the power of xeriscaping along one of Berkeley, Ca.'s fabulous Bicycle Boulevards.
We generally love bougainvilleas — they're so bright and romantic — but this one in particular blew our minds.
Bougainvilleas are very popular in California, and for good reason: We don't get a lot of rain here, and they are extremely drought tolerant.
Landscaping with native plants that need little to no supplemental watering (a main tenet of xeriscaping) is a good way to conserve precious H20.
Bougainvilleas, for instance, actually flourish in hot, dry climates. Oh, and they're pretty good looking, too.
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Being a midwesterner, I was just introduced to Bougainvilleas last week while visiting the Getty Center in LA. They have Bougainvilleas caged inside some very interesting rebar trellis fountains (scroll down three pictures from the bottom). I've been inspired to duplicate the same rebar trellis in my backyard, with a different native flowering plant.
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