Denver invented the word xeriscape. Here's the complete local guide — the best plants for Zone 5b/6a, turf-replacement rebates, and designs built for Front Range conditions.
Las Vegas pays homeowners more to remove lawn than almost anywhere in America — and Mojave-smart xeriscaping is the payoff. The complete local guide.
Colorado now funds turf replacement at the state level, and dozens of Front Range utilities pay per square foot on top of it. Here's how the programs fit together, the rules they all share, and how to actually get paid to lose your lawn.
California pays for lawn removal through a patchwork of water districts — Metropolitan's SoCal program, city add-ons, and valley agencies. How to find your rebate, the requirements nearly all of them share, and the mistakes that forfeit the money.
Colorado Springs pipes its water over the Continental Divide — then pours half of it on lawns. The local xeriscaping guide: hail-tough plants for Zone 5b/6a at altitude, Colorado Springs Utilities programs, and Pikes Peak design notes.
Boise gets about 12 inches of rain a year, yet the Treasure Valley is wall-to-wall bluegrass. Here's the local xeriscaping guide — sagebrush-steppe plants that thrive in Zone 6b/7a, foothills-inspired design, and how to start.
Albuquerque gets nine inches of rain a mile above sea level — and has quietly run one of the best xeriscape incentive programs in the West for decades. The local guide: Chihuahuan high-desert plants, ABCWUA rebates, and the Rio Grande design style.
Utah has turned lawn removal into a statewide movement — Flip Your Strip, Localscapes, and real rebates. The complete Salt Lake City guide: Wasatch Front plants, park-strip conversions, and how to get paid for it.
Phoenix sits in the living Sonoran Desert — the lushest desert on Earth. Here's the local guide to xeriscaping that works with it: the palo verde palette, shade-first design, and where to check for utility rebates.