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Xeriscape Resources#

Before You Dig!#

Any time earth is moved or removed using equipment, tools or explosives, the Utility Notification Center of Colorado must be notified. Please dial 811 so that underground utilities can be located.

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Water-Wise Professionals

These landscape and irrigation contractors know their stuff and are ready to help you achieve a water-wise landscape.

Edging, Boulders and Hardscape

Books

Cutting Edge Gardening for the Intermountain West, Marcia Tatrow, 2007.

Durable Plants for the Garden: A Plant Select Guide, Plant Select®, 2009.

Passionate Gardening: Good Advice for Challenging Climates, Lauren Springer & Rob Proctor, 2000.

The Undaunted Garden: Planting for Weather Resilient Beauty, Lauren Springer, 2010.

Waterwise Landscaping with Trees, Shrubs & Vines, Jim Knopf, 1994.

Xeriscape Handbook, Gayle Weinstein, 1999.

Xeriscape Plant Guide, Denver Water, 1996.


Did You Know?

The fireplace damper and doors should be closed when not in use. It prevents warmed or cooled air from easily escaping the house.

Bluegrass lawns generally require 1" or more of water per week, depending on the weather.

Epic Homes offers $60 home energy assessments that can find ways to reduce utility costs and increase comfort.