Maintaining a beautiful yard with plants, grass, and other landscaping materials does not have to require extensive labor or occupy your entire weekend. There are many ways to minimize a landscape’s maintenance requirements, which will also positively impact the environment, including choosing to lay drought-tolerant sod and install native plants.

4 WAYS TO LANDSCAPE AND SAVE WATER

According to the Arizona Department of Water Resources, of the 120 gallons of water that each resident uses per day, 70 percent is used for various purposes outdoors. With a population of just over seven million people, more than 588,000,000 gallons of water are being used for activities, such as watering plants. There are many effective ways to landscape, using water-efficient, drought-tolerant materials like landscaping rocks for sale that will help conserve water.

SPRING INTO ACTION WITH THESE LANDSCAPE MATERIALS

Welcome spring’s arrival – the equinox falls on Saturday, March 20, 2021 – by readying your garden beds for a burst of color with concrete curbing and organic mulch.

Concrete Curbing

Also known as landscape edging, concrete curbing is ideal for defining garden beds, tree rings, and other landscaped areas. It is an excellent solution for preventing seeds, mulch, and rock from being disturbed and keeping roots from growing outside the bed. It also reduces the risk of plant damage that may occur while mowing and edging the grass.