You’ll save water, reduce lawn maintenance and have a yard you’ll love to spend time in. Follow the principles of xeriscaping to plan your new garden, select the right plants, and use your ...

By the 20th century, Lurie said much of the modern conception of a suburban house with a grass front yard came from homesellers looking to create a quaint image for potential buyers.

This front yard is by Designer Maestri Studio. The photo features Leopard plant in the garden beds, which is an “evergreen, clump-forming perennial.” Photo: Jenifer McNeil Baker ...

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 ...

Is xeriscaping — pronounced a bit like "zero-scaping," with xeri meaning "dry" — a quick, ... Whereas mowing the front yard used to take him a good hour per week, ...

A front yard garden bed isn't complete until it's been edged, and rocks are a brilliant way to do that. This design has flat rocks stacked over each other, but medium-sized river rock or a variety ...

Here's how 'xeriscaping' your yard can help save water and money. According to landscape experts, even small changes to the amount and types of plants you choose to grow can make a big difference ...

The term "xeriscaping" can have a negative connotation, so Denver Water is rebranding the sustainable landscaping practice as ColoradoScaping.