Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. drought tolerant landscaping and plants Drought-tolerant landscaping is top of the agenda right now, with the availability of ...

As climate change brings with it hotter, drier summers and more frequent extreme weather events in many places, some homeowners are rethinking their approaches to garden design. Drought-tolerant ...

Most gardeners are watering their drought-tolerant plants to death. Lavender, sedum, and agave are among the most frequently killed plants in American home gardens; not from heat or lack of rain, but ...

Saguaro and senita cacti, and red-blooming Tecoma stans, boast appealing colors and textures in a resilient desert garden. Learn to choose the right plants for a drought-tolerant landscape front yard ...

After almost two months without any measurable rain in Dallas, there’s no doubt your yard is looking, well, crunchy. And while you can jealously covet your neighbor’s lush lawn—and wonder what kind of ...

As a decades-long drought persists in Southern California and pressure grows to conserve scarce water resources, more and more people are ridding their gardens of thirsty lawns and water-intensive ...

Losing the turf makes sense in drought-prone areas (and what to replace it with) ...

Establishing a strong, drought-resistant garden is about more than just picking the right plants. Cultivating a garden is all about adding a little something beautiful back into the world, not just ...

The on-going drought is leading many gardeners in our area to include drought-tolerant plants in their gardens, or even design wholly drought-tolerant landscapes. Here are some tips for selecting, ...

Based on the response we received from our article, Lawn Mower Pollution, we decided to make it a two-part series on lawns with our focus this month on water conservation. We chose this topic because, ...

As climate change inexorably makes South Texas' summers hotter and drier — and winters more likely to bring deep, extended freezes — homeowners may want to reconsider the types of plants they put in ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...