The Binottis said that they spent about $850 on the garden upgrade, mostly on irrigation, and did the work themselves. They did buy plants, primarily from the Plant House Nursery and Walter Andersen ...
UC Riverside and a Riverside-based sod company have teamed up to sell a new drought-resistant bermuda grass. The grass, called Coachella, is a less thirsty, greener-longer hybrid of bermuda grass.
A good designer will reduce lawn surfaces, increasing flower beds and areas covered with mulch or gravel. They will recommend: Drought-tolerant plants native to your area Buffalograss or other types ...
More burial sites are forgoing pristine lawns for drought resistant plants and wildflowers ... and longer grass allowed other plants to flower, providing nectar and pollen for foraging bees ...