Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Worried about investing in greenery when you live in a hot, dry zone? Lush gardens can thrive in even dry and drought-prone areas ...

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, ...

Xeriscape pioneers (from left) Donald Godi and Ken Ball, landscape architects; Larry Keesen, an irrigation specialist; and Gene Eyerly, an arborist. The xeric garden is at a townhome complex in Denver ...

If your lawn struggles in the heat, xeriscaping may be your ticket to a healthier, more beautiful yard. Close your eyes and envision the ideal, manicured lawn. Do you see a sprawling expanse of ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Volunteers create the xeriscape, a garden with a sampling of drought-tolerant plants that grow in the region in this file photo.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the principles of xeriscaping: Start with a plan, improve the soil, choose the right plants, limit lawn, use mulch, irrigate efficiently and maintain the landscape.

For xeriscape gardens that prioritize conserving water and improving soil health, this evergreen shrub with vibrant blooms is ...

If you've heard about the xeriscaping trend and how it can help your garden become more drought-tolerant, you might be ready to hop on the bandwagon. It's a landscaping concept based on the idea of ...

When many people hear the term xeriscaping, they immediately think of a desert landscape or a landscape filled with rocks, stones and gravel either placed in a seemingly unkempt naturalistic look or ...

Punishing heat and drought. It’s a combination you wouldn’t wish on your worst gardening enemy. Keeping your landscape alive under these conditions presents a backbreaking and expensive challenge.

Last week I mentioned how unhappy I was about having to remove trees to save the septic system. There are more big changes to consider this week. I wrote last spring and summer about how much ...