May 3, 2017
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By John Drew
Landscaping
A Couple of Green Thumbs, Agaves, Angelica Elliot, Arizona Yellow Bells, Azurite, Birds of Paradise, Blackfoot Daisies, Cacti, Cactus, Canterra, Cassias, Chrysocolla, Chuparaosa, Decomposed, Denver Water, Desert, Desert Botanical Garden, Desert Marigold, Fountains, Glazed, Granite, Grass, Green Thumbs, Irrigation, Jasper, Landscaping, Lara Piu, Marc Vargas, Metal Art, Mexican, Mulches, Native, Nursery, Organic, Overwatered, Penstemon, Petrified Wood, Plants, Purple Prickly Pear, Rick Robart, Saguaro, Salvias, Sculptures, Shrubs, Snowbirds, Soil, South American, Spines, Stone, Succulents, Texas Sage, Trees, Trunk, Turf, Water, Windstorm, Xeriscaping, Yuccas
Xeriscaping
How to Design & Maintain Low-To-No-Water Landscaping
Author: Lara Piu - ImagesAZ - November 2014
Coined in the 1980's, the term xeriscaping was created by Denver Water while developing its water conservation plan. The utility company's design established the founding principles of xeriscaping: low-water-use plants, appropriate turf areas, efficient irrigation, soil improvements and appropriate maintenance and use of mulches.