When the irrigation system at Yoni Melchert’s North End home started to break last fall, it was the end of the line for her lawn — but not because she was unable to water it. The Boise resident had ...

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, ...

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

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. Just in time for prom season, the Honolulu Board of Water Supply is highlighting a creative way to conserve water at home—by using ...

HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. (KDVR) — Denver metro cities are responding to the drought by changing the way we use water. Aurora, for example, is prohibiting front lawns to be installed in newly built homes ...

As summers in the Inland Northwest become hotter and drier, environmental advocates, municipal water departments and property owners are openly questioning the practicality of the traditional grass ...

In a city with prolonged and frequent watering restrictions, a decision that many homeowners and house shoppers frequently confront is what kind of yards they want: plush, green carpets of grass or ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Most people picture xeriscaping as a gravel pit with one sad cactus gasping in the sun. That image has scared off more would-be converts than any water bill ever could. The truth is that the most ...

It’s the second day of winter 2014 and the Eckerts’ landscape surrounding their Vail home is green and leafy with trees, bushes, yuccas and succulents. The front yard welcomes visitors with a groomed ...