Water-Wise - Landscaping Ideas

Water-wise landscaping does not have to look sparse or dusty. These real low-water yards show how homeowners mix gravel, hardy structure plants, native color, and efficient irrigation choices to keep visual interest high while reducing maintenance and water demand.

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- Fun for Kids
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- Pond
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- Waterfall
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Water-Wise Side Yard Reset

Gardening on the Coast

by Coastal Gardener

Gardening on the coast brings its own set of challenges -- it's windy, t...
Carol's Flower Gardens

by Carol

I've been an organic gardener my whole life - my father (95 years young ...
Arcadia

by Christina Salwitz

A melange of plants that strike my fancy. With emphasis on great foliage first.
Wade's Paradise Island

by bluegrassenergy

This is our yard on Paradise Island, Bahamas. We put this in January 2007 an...
Xeriscapes & waterwise landscapes

by Flutterby Gardens Landscaping L

Low maintenance and low water landscapes that deliver beauty year round. Che...
Cheaper than Therapy

by Lynn

What once started out as just a plain yard has, over the last 12 years, becom...
J & Ds garden

by Jan H

Our lot is not very big, 50 x 200. Mixture of sun and shade. We started with ...
Renee and Mike's Dump

by Hosenemesis

A skinny one-third acre in the suburbs, Sunset Zone 19, USDA 8b/9, Southern C...
The Woods People

by jannetie

Small yard, about .25 acre, inherited along with the house by my partner in 1...
Cottage garden

by Geraldine Dean

My family and I live in rural North Carolina, so I thought a cottage style/mi...
oklahoma winds

by kay jorden

My yard in Oklahoma 10 years in the making. Front yard is a nice size, back y...
Golf Course Garden

by Jan Meissner

This is a small yard with close neighbors and views of a private golf course....
Geckos!

by smash

We took out an old deck, and replaced it with a Trex deck and two levels of h...
The Jungle

by Sandy4409

my little jungle in West Virginia
Heartland Treasures

by Heartland Treasures

Craftsman Home being used as an Antiques and Collectibles shop and residence....
La Maisonnee

by Nanci Desouches

1 & 1/2 acre yard set in hillside with forested area. Parking set up for ...
Our Suburban Oasis

by Pianolady

We felt fortunate to get a .5 acre lot in suburbia, and have added several fl...
Deronda's Gardens

by Deronda

I have 1.5 acres to fill.I started gardening 2004 when we bought this fixer u...
Cottage Style Vegetable Garden

by No Ordinary Tomato

Our first vegetable garden! Cedar raised beds, gravel path, white vinyl fence.
HIDDEN PARADISE

by JEREMY PULLEN

THIS IS A BIG YARD

Water-Wise - Landscaping Ideas

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