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 ...

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 ...

Those traditional swaths of green lawn have become a lot less enticing lately—especially in desert regions and areas that have been seeing major drought. Enter xeriscaping, a landscaping strategy that ...

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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