The Rotary Arboretum Xeriscape Garden at 5100 W. 27th St. near the Youth Sports Complex shows off plants that do well to the hot and dry weather. Choosing plants that are adapted to and appropriate ...

GARDENERS ARE an interesting bunch. For all our talk about being au naturel and in touch with the earth, we sure do come up with some weird words. At the top of the list is xeriscape. What the heck ...

Xeriscape, not zeroscape, is commonly misunderstood, even by gardeners. Zeroscape, while close in pronunciation, represents what many consider a xeriscape garden to be. Nothing could be further from ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Garden envy. We all have it, looking at yards that seem more glorious than ours. If you spend your days tilling, toiling, weeding and watering, while those ...

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- For nearly 20 years, Neerja Bhushan wanted to hire Bobbie Schwartz to landscape her Cleveland Heights home. A few years ago, Bhushan finally got her wish, but for an ...

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“As I remember last year’s garden, it seems like I was shocked by my water bill. Is there some kind of garden that wouldn’t require all that water?” — T.K. Water is usually something we don’t really ...

As we close out 2025 and look toward the new year, members are feeling energized by this past year's accomplishments and the growing interest in sustainable landscaping practices.

As we progress into the 10th month of a severe drought more and more San Antonio area residents are considering converting their lawn dominated landscape to a xeriscape landscape. There are several ...