All three terms refer to a landscape style that conserves water through using a combination of native plants, non-organic material, hardscaping, common-sense garden design and efficient irrigation. 2.

The hope was to create a water conservation garden that demonstrated low to no water use through design, plant selection and gardening techniques without sacrificing high aesthetic value.

Rain gardens are a great landscaping feature that can be placed in a low-lying area of your garden. Rain gardens are shallow depressions filled with loose soil and planted with beautiful, hardly ...

The classes introduce a holistic approach to landscape design and maintenance that emphasizes water-use efficiency. The three-hour seminars are fast-paced and informative.

The California Center for Urban Horticulture will host a low-water-use landscaping workshop from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, in Giedt Hall Room 1001 at UC Davis. The workshop will discuss how ...

• Xeriscape design assistance and rebate: Get help creating an attractive, low-water landscape plan. The Xeriscape Design Assistance Program provides a private, 1½-hour design consultation with ...

Aurora Water is hosting a video contest that will award one lucky Aurora homeowner with a beautiful, water-wise landscape, professionally designed and installed for free. To enter, residents must ...

For nine years, Louis Almaraz and his wife, Debra, watered the front lawn of their Fresno home and talked about changing the landscape to something along the lines of a desert theme. Having lived ...