Talk:Xeriscaping

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NPOV? seems to be advertising the idea, rather than just describing it Vroman 05:19 11 Jun 2003 (UTC)

I agree with you. The initial author also admitted it. Could you add another view point perhaps ? User:anthere

[edit] Xeriscaping is not Zero-scaping

I'm removing the following:

Xeriscaping is not the same as natural landscaping or "zero-scaping" (in which the landscape consists mostly of concrete, stones or gravel, with perhaps a cactus or two thrown in), and can look quite lush and colorful.

since it is not true what says about natural landscaping (please read the article in wikipedia), and i couldn't find much information about what zero-scaping is, but what it is not (and it is not xeriscaping). also the quality of the writting is not proper for an enciclopedia. --Cacuija (my talk) 01:53, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Speaking of which, I clicked onto this discussion page specifically because I wanted to know why there was no mention of "zero"-scape. Xeriscape may officially come from "xeros," but it's obviously an overt double-entendre to "zero." I can't fathom any other explanation.--Mrcolj 19 May 2007

[edit] Paradigm shift

The main perceived disadvantage of xeriscaping is the paradigm shift required to accept anti-landscaping as landscaping. Simply put, it's ugly to most people. Ignoring that in an article is like writing an article on tofu's perceived disadvantages and refusing to admit it's not really just as tasty as beef. My wife is from Phoenix, and is more or less positive about having an xeriscape yard. I'm from San Francisco, and still would rather waste water than have my kids playing ball in a rock garden... Another important "disadvantage" is that local plants attract local wild animals. --69.254.185.26 14:46, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

Wild animals? That's terrible! No way should Man have to deal with nature, when they move into an area that used to be completely natural. Man should be allowed to waste as much water as he wants (even if it hurts everybody else) Peoplesunionpro (talk) 23:51, 28 November 2007 (UTC)