Liz Gardener remembers how some people worried that a new water-saving landscaping concept could alter Denver’s image as the Emerald City of the Plains. “We have to keep it green,” they warned. The ...

Denver Water wants to get Kentucky greenery out of Colorado, so it’s rebranding the water-conscious landscaping method known as xeriscaping. “Xeriscaping,” a term Denver Water invented in 1981, is a ...

(COLORADO) — The Pikes Peak Region has a semi-arid climate, with only 13 inches of rain and three inches of snow on average each year, making it necessary to irrigate flowers, trees, and lawns to keep ...

Xeriscaping—a term for water-smart landscaping coined by Colorado’s own Denver Water in 1981—is an oft-misunderstood concept. Here, we clear up five common misconceptions with Mike Bone, associate ...

New homeowners often have visions of what they want their yards to be – like the grounds at Versailles, only smaller and more politically correct. Xeriscape results in a lush and colorful landscape ...

Xeriscaping is popular throughout the world thanks to its eco-friendly (and budget-friendly) methodology. Here's how to do it. Coined by Denver Water in 1981, the term “xeriscaping” is a portmanteau ...

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 ...

LITTLETON, Colo. — When Lena Astilli first bought her home outside of Denver, she had no interest in matching the wall-to-wall green lawns that dominated her block. She wanted native plants — the kind ...

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 ...

Recent questions concerning the conversion of landscapes to make them more water-efficient have prompted this article on xeriscaping. It is hoped that a better understanding of the concept will aid ...