Drought-tolerant native plants can help beautify your yard while conserving water and reducing maintenance. "Creating Native Landscapes in the Northern Great Plains and Rocky Mountains," available at no cost from the USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service, can help.
The full-color, illustrated booklet goes through the xeriscape process from planning, design and site preparation to choosing the right plants and maintaining your work. The principal of Xeriscape is to use water-efficient native plants appropriately in areas with seasonal water supply shortages.
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