Close your eyes and envision the ideal, manicured lawn. Do you see a sprawling expanse of emerald turf grass, lush and healthy with nary a dandelion in sight? Sure hope you live near the Isle of Skye.

Building on last week’s column of a bit of science behind water loss in plants, this week continues with a few select ornamental suggestions for sensible stewardship of water in a landscape. Xeric ...

A Xeriscaped front yard for water conservation features a dry creek bed. Ornamental grasses and turf lawn alternatives will save water in a xeriscape landscape. Tropical milkweed is a beautiful ...

BOISE, Idaho -- When Patricia Sankey bought her house, a vacant bank repossession in Nampa, Idaho's Sherwood subdivision, there wasn't much left of the yard, she said, besides a "crunchy" mat of weeds ...

Patrick McDonald came into a hard job. In 2002, he left the lush southeast to become the landscape manager for the University of Northern Colorado right as the state hit a historic drought. Water ...

It’s the second day of winter 2014 and the Eckerts’ landscape surrounding their Vail home is green and leafy with trees, bushes, yuccas and succulents. The front yard welcomes visitors with a groomed ...

If your lawn struggles in the heat, xeriscaping may be your ticket to a healthier, more beautiful yard. Close your eyes and envision the ideal, manicured lawn. Do you see a sprawling expanse of ...