Landscape Design
Stunning, water-smart gardens don’t just happen — they’re planned.
Our guides on intelligent landscape design will help you place plants for optimal visual impact, use water resources wisely, choose the right plant for the right place, and put your unique mark on your property. Turn your place into an eco-oasis!
Ornamental Berries for the Holidays
Red holly and ornamental berries of all hues bring color to winter gardens.
Landscaping With Native Grasses
Native and ornamental grasses add texture, movement to the xeriscape.
Allelopathy and the Science of Companion Planting
How ryegrass and other allelopathic plants can cut weeds and boost fertility.
Beauty Bark or Living Ground Cover?
We love mulch, but why not fill empty space with something green and living?
Landscape Plants For Year-Round Beauty
Choosing the best plants, flowers for garden beds and borders.
Summer Flowers For Color
Here's how to keep beautiful annual and perennial flowers blooming in your garden all season long.
Xeric Landscapes, Works of Art
The new botanical garden located in Santa Fe, New Mexico is a combination of artful design and xeric plants.
Water Saving Tips for Gardens
How to conserve water while making sure your vegetable garden gets what it needs.
Principles of Xeriscape Design
Ideas and techniques for low water landscapes and water-wise gardening.
Lawns . . . Or No-Mow Yards?
There are any number of lawn alternatives that require less work and water than grass.
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