In this article, I'll introduce you to twelve desert flowers that are ideal for a water-wise xeriscape garden. Each of these plants is adapted to thrive in dry conditions and can add vibrant color ...

These are all sustainable landscaping options known as xeriscape. Xeriscaping, or desert-friendly landscaping, uses native, drought-tolerant plants to lower your dependence on water to maintain ...

Instead of cutting grass, many Valley communities encourage residents to do away with it. Here's some of what is available.

Robert Sullivan from Albuquerque, New Mexico said living in the desert Southwest makes xeriscaping “natural” because it saves water. Photo by Robert Sullivan.

Gardening: Things to consider as you design your xeriscaping project Colorado isn’t the desert, but it does need native and drought-tolerant plant selection ...

Xeriscaping is a popular design philosophy in the drier climates, but it can be applied to create a water-efficient, low-maintenance landscape anywhere.

Water is such a precious asset to the desert. This is why the City of Phoenix teamed up with landscaping architecture students to create a free xeriscape design guide for everyone in Arizona.

This yard in Mesa was converted to desert landscaping under the city’s Grass-to-Xeriscape incentive program. Samantha Chow/Cronkite News By Jeff Gifford – Digital Editor, Phoenix Business Journal ...

In 1997 I lived in Las Vegas and wrote a letter to the editor stating I used to live in Tucson, where everything is xeriscaped because they live in the desert. Grass lawns were very few and far ...

Mesa residents who switch from grass yards to xeriscape, or desert-friendly landscaping, can get up to $1,100 - the highest cash incentive program of this kind in the Valley.. Resident Amador ...

"We don't have to have scrappy, high-desert plants in order for them to be drought tolerant," says Hill. "You can xeriscape your yard and have a space that's stylish, cool, interesting and beautiful." ...

Xeriscaping is on the rise in Sacramento. The Bee talked to the city’s water expert for how to convert your grassy lawn into a drought-tolerant landscape.