Any Oklahoma landscaping has to take into consideration the natural risks and disasters Oklahoma faces on an annual basis.

Flooding, heavy rain, and storms make up a substantial threat to the state.

But it's wildfires that are currently the biggest threat Oklahoma residents face. Around 30% of all Oklahoma property is at either high or moderate risk of wildfires.

That's thousands of properties in Oklahoma City alone. So planning a landscaping project with that in mind is reasonable and crucial.

The other significant threat to Oklahoma's residents that affect any landscaping job is tornadoes. Extreme heat waves and droughts come next.

Oklahoma's hardiness zones cover Zone 6, 7, and 8.

Northern Oklahoma falls in Zone 6, including 6a and 6b.

The center of the state, including Oklahoma City ok, and the surrounding area, fall under Zone 7.

From the south of Oklahoma City ok up to the borders of Texas fall under 7b. On those borders, it would be 8a.

Generally, Oklahoma's climate varies between Humid Subtropical and semi-arid climates. Summers are hot and humid and winters are mild.

Zone 6 and 7 have minimum winter temperatures between negative ten and zero. That's a medium-length growing season.

Some of the best plants for those winters include Tulips, Asters, daffodils (which are technically weeds), Salvia, and Lillies.

Zone 8a has a relatively long growing season. Beautiful garden and lawn flowering plants like jasmine, Tulips, and lilies as well as vegetables like onions, spinach, and radish can be perfectly grown in that zone.

Native plants are always a good choice. Naturally, a native plant is more adapted and suited to the climate and can survive without a lot of interference, watering, and fertilization.

So it's easy to achieve a beautiful yard with at least some native plants in your landscaping. Native plants can also be more hardy and able to survive flooding. And of course, droughts.

Landscaping with native plants is also good for the environment as a whole as it's beneficial to wildlife.

One landscape design that is getting fairly popular in Oklahoma is the Rain Garden design. Professional rain gardens are a much more efficient landscape design than traditional landscapes.

They reduce the chances of flooding on the property and absorb over 30% of rainwater than traditional landscapes.

They add a functional quality to the landscape all around, which is getting more important with the simultaneous water scarcity problem and the flooding problem.

Edible gardens also continue to be popular in Oklahoma. Otherwise, eco-friendly landscaping with a focus on native plants, grasses, bushes, and trees is also popular.

Non-combustible and fire-resistant/fire-smart materials are popular in Oklahoma as the threat of wildfires persists. Those include gravel, pebbles (as opposed to mulch), brick, compost, and decomposed granite.

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