Comments on: Add a Water Garden to Your Landscape http://www.rippling-waters.com/water-lilies/add-a-water-garden-to-your-landscape Relaxing by the water Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:37:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: EnviroDude http://www.rippling-waters.com/water-lilies/add-a-water-garden-to-your-landscape/comment-page-1#comment-228 EnviroDude Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:55:59 +0000 http://www.rippling-waters.com/water-lilies/add-a-water-garden-to-your-landscape#comment-228 I would think that the heat stored would be negligible. You will need to contact your island authority before planting this, but I would plant sea-oats or sea-grass. It is everywhere here in the Gulf of Mexico, and may do damage to the ecosystem if it is not native to New Jersey. But, if it is not, then I would find an unpopulated portion of an island in the region, and see what is native there. Sea-oats can thrive in sandy environments and do not require high maintenance. But again, I would check with an authority to see what they would allow on the island.<br><b>References : </b><br> I would think that the heat stored would be negligible. You will need to contact your island authority before planting this, but I would plant sea-oats or sea-grass. It is everywhere here in the Gulf of Mexico, and may do damage to the ecosystem if it is not native to New Jersey. But, if it is not, then I would find an unpopulated portion of an island in the region, and see what is native there.

Sea-oats can thrive in sandy environments and do not require high maintenance. But again, I would check with an authority to see what they would allow on the island.
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]]> By: BILLY http://www.rippling-waters.com/water-lilies/add-a-water-garden-to-your-landscape/comment-page-1#comment-227 BILLY Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:53:23 +0000 http://www.rippling-waters.com/water-lilies/add-a-water-garden-to-your-landscape#comment-227 <b>What is the best landscape for a barrier island?</b><br>I live on a barrier island in New Jersey and have always had a problem with people having lawns and the water they used to keep them lush and green. I've always been a proponent of a low water garden or stones to landscape a home. Someone told me that even with the water usage a lawn is better because it helps keep his home cooler and thus reduces his energy use for air conditioning his home. Does this make sense, have I been wrong all these years? He claimed that stones, mulch or sand would store heat throughout the day. What is the best landscape for a barrier island?
I live on a barrier island in New Jersey and have always had a problem with people having lawns and the water they used to keep them lush and green. I’ve always been a proponent of a low water garden or stones to landscape a home. Someone told me that even with the water usage a lawn is better because it helps keep his home cooler and thus reduces his energy use for air conditioning his home. Does this make sense, have I been wrong all these years? He claimed that stones, mulch or sand would store heat throughout the day.

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