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, ...

Many East Idaho homeowners face a common landscaping challenge: a thirsty, struggling Kentucky bluegrass lawn surrounded by a scattered assortment of plants that don’t belong together. When plants ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — On Saturday, Feb. 25, volunteers are invited to the Xeriscape Learning and Design Garden workshop, from 8 a.m. to noon, according to the press release from Corpus Christi Water ...

Water is such a precious asset to the desert and finding ways to reduce water usage is important. “As someone born and raised in Arizona, I always knew the importance that water holds here,” said ...

There are seven basic principles of xeriscape design you can start implementing in small steps and can help to start saving water in your landscape. The first principle is to plan your landscape with ...

A high school student recently wrote me saying that her ecology class is doing a project on sustainable landscaping. "Do you have any information to offer people that will help them consider ...

Three weeks after the first day of winter, the ground still is frozen and temperatures are a constant reminder spring still is more than two months away. But residents with a green thumb can hold onto ...

Xeriscape is not one particular style or look, but rather an attractive, sustainable and water-efficient landscape based on sound horticultural practices. The benefits of xeriscape include: ...

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