Recipe for xeriscape

Yesterday, I undertook to built a xeriscape pod in our garden next to our Alta swing-chair. I hope you understand what all this gibberish means. At any rate, I started the work with one half-ton of rocks, one wheelbarrow full of road-base, two wheelbarrow of dirt, five gallon of large pebbles and half a wheelbarrow of half-inch sand. I blended and worked the entire heap, took a leisurely lunch break, and let the result gently cook in the afternoon sun. By the end of the afternoon it was just right and ready to plant with native, high-desert species. Yes, in spite of the time and effort involved, the whole endeavor was almost a piece of cake!