Sentences with word «xeriscape»

A University of Georgia study found that homes with xeriscapes saved approximately 9,450 gallons of water, shaving off nearly $ 23 in water expenses each month.

A rainwater cistern enables students to track rainfall totals, while xeriscape landscaping — which requires little to no water — helps students learn about local, drought - tolerant plants and gain authentic experience with complex biological concepts like photosynthesis and osmosis.

Ranging from stark, rocky xeriscapes to fog - shrouded, moody green echo chambers, the San Gabriel mountains host not just the national forest, but Angeles Crest Highway and Upper Big Tujunga Canyon Road — playgrounds not just for the R8 Spyder's raucous V - 10 and mid-engine balance, but for the drop top's slower - paced, scenic side.

The idea behind Xeriscapes is to create gardens with a rational water use, to avoid any waste of water, especially in Mediterranean and warm temperate climates.

Every time I hear the word xeriscape I get uncomfortable.

Aside from grassy areas, most xeriscapes are home to native plants that thrive despite limited water.

Xeriscapes require just a fraction of the water you'd generally use to keep your landscape lush.

All of these ideas along with Xeriscapes are all great ways to reduce your home water waste.

It's a decent middle ground, he says, if you don't want to waste precious water and can't afford to tear out your lawn and xeriscape.

This year for the Denver Green Apple Festival, volunteers were set to xeriscape, plant gardens, restore the woodlands of Boulder County Parks, protect trees from beavers at the South Suburban Parks, clean trash along Bluff Lake,

So under turf removal programs initiated by the city and regional water agencies, homeowners and businesses have been paid up to $ 2 a square foot to roll up and cart away lawns and replace them with «xeriscapes,» desert - friendly plantings.

If we haven't convinced you to replace your lawn with a xeriscape or food forest, you might want

With the current drought situation in California and water rates on the rise, we decided it was our moral and financial duty to remove the grass and xeriscape the front yard (we let the grass in the backyard go brown in the summer).

Your city might help pay for you to xeriscape your yard.

Keep your lawn mowed or try a xeriscape that features isolated clumps of native grasses, which are much slower at spreading a fire.

This house was tastefully done with new carpet throughout, NEW tile floors, NEW stainless steal appliances, NEW polished epoxy garage floor, NEW garage door opener, NEW Tile back splash and granite counter top, remodeled kitchen, NEW paint INSIDE and OUT and xeriscape.

The success of a xeriscape depends heavily on soil.

Less mulch will be needed as your xeriscape develops.

Another key component of a xeriscape is smaller sections of grass, which — you guessed it — need less water to get the job done.

Enter the xeriscape.

Proving once again that the Greeks were ahead of the times (and all - around better than all of us), the term «xeriscape» comes from the Greek word «xeros,» meaning dry.