Xeric trees and shrubs — including many of our plants originating from our Southwest deserts — seem like magic; give them an irrigation after a long dry period, they grow leaves again, and many flower ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For spring color, it’s hard to beat a Xeriscape. April brought us drought-loving tulips plus a jewelry box of gem-colored phloxes and lavender-blue veronicas ...

Jill S. Easley, a licensed landscape architect in Denver, has taught low-water garden-design clinics for Denver Water and Aurora Water. A Xeriscape expert, Easley has not planted any annuals — ...

As we find ourselves in the heat of another growing season many of us are trying to choose our new plants wisely. We are looking for beauty, water efficiency, and pollinator supporters. If they can ...

In the gardening Q-and-A column two weeks ago, you said rock may not be a good choice for flowerbeds. I have been doing a lot of reading about xeric gardening. I would really like to reduce the amount ...

Many homeowners don’t know the names of plants in their yards or landscapes. Most can look at a plant and know if it is a tree, shrub or flower but not its name, much less how often it should be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Board of Water Supply encourages everyone to incorporate xeric or drought tolerant plants in your landscape to help conserve ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — It’s Wildfire Community Preparedness Month, and folks can do a lot to protect their community and land. University of Hawaiʻi develops new map to detect wildfire risk The Honolulu ...