Do you need outdoor landscaping ideas that tolerant to the dry weather?  Cool green grass is the first choice for most homeowners.  Some areas are now putting limits on how much homeowners are allowed to water.  We should all have take care and concern about how we use our water.  Here are a few outdoor landscaping ideas that do not require constant watering.

One idea is to tear out the grass in the front yard.  Replace it with a woodland garden, patio or grassy meadow.  One outdoor landscaping plan for the front yard would be to greet your guests with a natural stone walkway.  A woodland garden made up of natural stone surrounded by tiny wildflowers.  Make the pathway interesting by adding a few shrubs and ornamental grasses and a sprinkling of colorful perennials.

The northern areas of the east and west have plant varieties that last all year around with little maintenance. One perennial that offers year round beauty is the hellebores that offers colorful blooms through the spring and summer.  Belonging to the buttercup family it will have almost 50 blooms on one small shrub that can grow up to 18 inches.

The southwest has been integrating drought resistant outdoor landscaping ideas using hardscapes of concrete, gravel or pavers.  To add some interest they might use two different colors of gravel in their garden areas and plant drought loving cactus and succulents in differing colors, shapes and sizes.  A pergola is often added to create a nicely shaded area to enterain in.

The west can been severely affected by droughts every few years.  Low maintenance and outdoor landscape ideas that require very little water should be a top priority.  Rosemary and lavendar are very useful plants for cooking, aroma and color.  They will flourish with very little water or care.  Those in the west could create a lovely patio area in their front yard for entertaining.  Setting out two small chairs and a table for a sweet area to enjoy a morning cup of coffee.  

A quick online search will produce tons of info on the type of plants will do well in your area with very little maintenance or water.  You can see photos of drought resistant flowers, shrubs, trees as well as fruits and vegetables. To save money buy four inch pots of the desired plants and place them approximately two feet apart.  You will be surprised at how fast they grow into lovely adult plants.