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Step-by-step projects for building a xeriscape: removing lawn, converting sprinklers to drip, prepping soil, building a dry creek bed, and caring for new plants through their first year.
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Xeriscaping in Dallas–Fort Worth means solving blackland clay and summer heat at once. The local guide: Zone 8b prairie plants, Dallas's twice-weekly watering rule, irrigation incentives and HOA law.
San Antonio is under SAWS Stage 3 watering rules, and SAWS pays to swap grass for native beds. The local guide: Zone 9a plants, $150 Fall coupons, irrigation-removal rebates up to $5,000, and HOA law.
New to xeriscaping? A plain-English guide to what it is, how it saves water, what it costs, which plants to start with, and how to plan your first low-water bed.
Xeriscaping isn't rocks and cactus. It's a smarter way to design a colorful, low-water yard that cuts your water bill, frees up your weekends and holds up through drought restrictions.
What USDA hardiness zones mean, how the 2023 map was made, what it doesn't tell you about water and heat, plus a free ZIP-code zone lookup.
A practical, order-of-operations guide to designing and installing a low-water landscape, from the first sketch and rebate application to the final layer of mulch and first-year watering.