Bits of Beauty in Barstow - Desert Gardens I

Theme and Variations

This landscaping effectively uses variations in color and texture along with rocks and a sculpture to create an attractive, nearly waterless garden.





Stately Entrance



The City's use of brick and yellow gravel to provide a formal edging to the median, creates a stately entrance to Barstow.  When the small plantings have matured, this will be a lovely addition to our City.



Oasis in the Desert



The grouping of palm trees with lower plants creates the effect of an oasis.



Mojave Style - Shades of Tan



Ignore the tree and lawn in the background which belong to a neighbor.  This low water landscape is typical of the Mojave Style, with a scattering of xeric plants and round cobbles to suggest a dry river bed.

Mojave Style - Shades of Red

Again ignore the trees in the background which belong to a neighbor.  The white pampas grass provides a contrast to the red rock most of the year.  The Ocotillos provide red accepts before the Mexican Bird-of-Paridise blooms.


Desert Woodland



Pines native to the drier part of the Middle East can provide a woodland effect without using much water.



Pathway to a Secret Garden



A combination of plants in a desert garden invite a closer view.