Landscaping & Irrigation Tips

Need some ideas for landscaping? The City's Water Conservation Division has a number of articles to help you start thinking about creating a unique landscape that fits your personality and is easy to maintain.

•    Video: Landscaping Tips

Landscape Design

• Choosy People Choose Desert Plants
• Converting to Xeriscape
• Designing a Dazzling Desert Landscape
• Go WILD! Create an inviting garden
• Landscape Plants for the Arizona Desert - Poolside Plants (PDF)
• Seasonal Color Combinations with Desert Adapted Plants
  • Spring (PDF)
  • Summer (PDF)
  • Fall (PDF)
  • Winter (PDF)
• Small space? Try using small desert-adapted plants

Landscape Maintenance

• Desert Soils  
• Installing a Desert Landscape
• Know Your Pro - Landscape Titles and What They Mean (PDF)
• Managing your Landscape during Drought
• Pondering Pruning your Plants?
• Principles of Xeriscape
• Summer Landscape Preparation
• War of the Weeds (PDF)

Irrigation/Watering

• Landscape Watering Guidelines
• Rainwater Harvesting
• Reclaimed Water
• Tips for Selecting an Irrigation Controller
• Water Needs of Plants
• Water Saving Tips
• Water Wise Reference List (PDF)

Lawn Care

• Winter Lawn Overseeding
• Cash for Grass (PDF)
• Desert Lawn Care (PDF)