The plants, or softscape in your landscape design can be complemented beautifully by the hardscape -- and vice versa. For instance, why not inject some color between the cracks of stone retaining walls by planting drought-tolerant plants? Get some ideas for planting stone retaining walls by reading this article on plants that tolerate even the desert conditions of Santa Fe, New Mexico.


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