Xeriscaping

Homeowners embrace xeriscaping to save water, boost biodiversity, and replace high-maintenance lawns with native, drought-tolerant plants.

Homeowners embrace xeriscaping to save water, boost biodiversity, and replace high-maintenance lawns with native, drought-tolerant plants.

Homeowners embrace xeriscaping to save water, boost biodiversity, and replace high-maintenance lawns with native, drought-tolerant plants.

Homeowners embrace xeriscaping to save water, boost biodiversity, and replace high-maintenance lawns with native, drought-tolerant plants.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

"We kept it budget-friendly." Homeowner shares stunning before-and-after video of front yard transformation: 'So nice' first appeared on The Cool Down.

It's another day that ends in "y," and another Redditor is taking to the r/homeowners subreddit to lay out their struggles with their HOA. The OP, revealing the complaint letter written to the HOA, is ...

It's another day that ends in "y," and another Redditor is taking to the r/homeowners subreddit to lay out their struggles with their HOA. The OP, revealing the complaint letter written to the HOA, is ...

Some people are turning to xeriscaping, a term for low-water gardening that often depends on using native and drought-tolerant plants. Reducing lawn irrigation not only cuts water.

America loves its green lawns. Roughly one-third of water used in U.S. homes is used outdoors, with much of that going to irrigate landscaping dominated by grass.