I'm planning to replace my front lawn with low maintenance native plants. My problem is that my neighbor's lush golf course like lawn requires frequent heavy watering all summer and the sprinkler spray drifts up to 10 feet into my yard. This is a problem since I don't want to limit my plantings to species that tolerate garden conditions. Obviously, they will have to thrive on excessive summer water. Soil drains well and has low nitrogen - though I'm not sure close to the edge if my neighbor uses fertilizer.
Site gets direct sun all day.
The area I want to protect is only about 20' by 30' so the barrier should not be overwhelming in size. Thanks for any suggestions. Andrew 2000 California Native Plant Society. All rights reserved.