Backyard Gardening

Xeriscaping

Xeriscaping is the art of creating an attractive landscape that needs much less water than a typical yard. The concept was developed in Colorado, one of the drier states.

A good basic primer from the University of Nebraska:
"Conserving Water in the Landscape"

Tonie Fizgerald, WSU Extension Faculty in Spokane County has done considerable work on landscaping with native plants, another means to reduce lawn size and reduce water requirements.

Tonie Fitzgerald
County Extension Agent
Horticulture
(509)477-2164
tjfitz@wsu.edu Tonie Fitzgerald is the WSU Horticulture Extension Agent for Spokane County. She plans, organizes and hosts educational programs for landscape professionals, arborists, and producers of fruits, vegetables, nursery plants and other horticulture crops.