A Xeriscaped front yard for water conservation features a dry creek bed. Ornamental grasses and turf lawn alternatives will save water in a xeriscape landscape. Tropical milkweed is a beautiful ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Worried about investing in greenery when you live in a hot, dry zone? Lush gardens can thrive in even dry and drought-prone areas ...

For xeriscape gardens that prioritize conserving water and improving soil health, this evergreen shrub with vibrant blooms is ...

No, it's not "zero" scaping; it's "xeriscaping" - a method of planning, planting and maintaining your yard for the purpose of achieving a great looking, water saving, energy conserving, ...

If your lawn struggles in the heat, xeriscaping may be your ticket to a healthier, more beautiful yard. Close your eyes and envision the ideal, manicured lawn. Do you see a sprawling expanse of ...

Xeriscape pioneers (from left) Donald Godi and Ken Ball, landscape architects; Larry Keesen, an irrigation specialist; and Gene Eyerly, an arborist. The xeric garden is at a townhome complex in Denver ...

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the principles of xeriscaping: Start with a plan, improve the soil, choose the right plants, limit lawn, use mulch, irrigate efficiently and maintain the landscape.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteers create the xeriscape, a garden with a sampling of drought-tolerant plants that grow in the region in this file photo.

Punishing heat and drought. It’s a combination you wouldn’t wish on your worst gardening enemy. Keeping your landscape alive under these conditions presents a backbreaking and expensive challenge.

When many people hear the term xeriscaping, they immediately think of a desert landscape or a landscape filled with rocks, stones and gravel either placed in a seemingly unkempt naturalistic look or ...