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 ...

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 ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - With high temperatures and Waco’s current water conservation efforts in place, people are looking to save water wherever they can. Nowadays, having a green thumb can sometimes ...

Nanette Mathias didn't want a lawn in her backyard. She said she didn't know much about plants but she was committed to going with drought-tolerant plants and a xeriscape landscape to save water.

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: ...

The green, green grass of home is now zeroscape. Or is it xeriscape? Or maybe it’s just plain old drought-tolerant landscaping. Any way you describe it, those fabulous green front lawns that were so ...

If you’re considering what plants to choose to outfit your xeriscape, landscaper Julie Hauser has some simple advice: Go native. “Any of our native plants work really well for a xeriscape,â said ...

In a city with prolonged and frequent watering restrictions, a decision that many homeowners and house shoppers frequently confront is what kind of yards they want: plush, green carpets of grass or ...

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 ...