Low-Maintenance Xeriscape Plans

With some planning, you can have an attractive, colorful and fragrant yard that is easy to maintain and doesn’t use much water.

Less grass means less mowing and fertilizing.
Trees with small lacy leaves, such as Honeylocusts, provide shade in the summer and easy clean-up in the fall.
Many shrubs provide color, texture and fragrance and require little maintenance beyond occasional pruning.
Some perennials require ongoing removal of dead flowers. If you're not willing to spend that much time in your garden, select a less demanding plant.

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Code	Quantity	Common Names	Botanical
A	3	Mohican viburnum	Vibernum lantana “Mohican”
B	5	Yellow flowering currant	Ribes aureum
C	12	Creeping grape holly	Mahonia repens
D	1	Hackberry	Celtis occidentalis
E	7	Coral bells	Heuchera sanguinea
F	13	Kinnikinnick	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
G	4	Hancock coralberry	Symphoricarpos x chenaultii “Hancock”
H	1	Redleaf rose	Rosa glauca
I	5	Autumn joy sedum	Sedum “Autumn Joy”
J	6	Purple iceplant	Delosperma cooperi
K	7	Mexican evening primrose	Oenothera berlandieri “Siskiyou”
L	4	Moonbeam coreopsis	Coreopsis verticillata “Moonbeam”
M	11	Blue avena grass	Helictotrichon sempervirens
N	7	Dwarf maiden grass	Miscanthus sinensis “Yaka Jima”
O	3	Russian sage	Perovskia atriplicifolia
P	6	Blue mist spirea	Caryopteris clandonensis
Q	9	Blue fescue	Festuca ovina glauca
R	7	Feather reed grass	Calamagrostis acutiflora “Karl Foerster”

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Code	Quantity	Common Names	Botanical
A	20	Snow-in-summmer	Cerastium tomentosum
B	16	Dragon’s blood sedum	Sedum spurium “Dragon’s Blood”
C	11	Tall blue rabbitbrush	Chrysothamnus nauseosus albicaulis
D	6	Karl Foerster grass	Calamagrostis acutiflora “Karl Foerster”
E	11	Winter fat	Ceratoides lanata
F	20	Purple iceplant	Delosperma cooperi
G	3	Lena broom	Cytisus x “Lena”
H	1	Blackhaw viburnum	Viburnum prunifolium
I	2	Tammy juniper	Juniperus sabina “Tamariscifolia”
J	5	Cutleaf sumac	Rhus typhina “Laciniata”
K	6	Chanticleer pear	Pyrus calleryana “Chanticleer”
L	65	Nevada bearberry	Artostaphylos nevadensis
M	70	Beacon silver nettle	Lamium maculatum “Beacon Silver”
N	2	Holbert juniper	Juniperus media “Holbert”
O	42	English lavender	Lavandula angustifolia “Munstead”
P	2	Harison yellow rose	Rosa harisonii
Q	8	Rugosa rose	Rosa rugosa
R	4	Fernbush	Chamaebatiaria millefolium
S	3	Blue velvet honeysuckle	Lonicera korolkowii var floribunda “Blue Velvet”
T	1	Manhattan blue juniper	Juniperus virginiana “Manhattan Blue”
U	3	Purple leaf plum	Prunus cistena
V	4	Royal gold woadwaxen	Genista tinctoria “Royal Gold”
W	1	Vanhoutte spirea	Spiraea x vanhouttei
X	2	Scandia juniper	Juniperus sabina “Skandia”
Y	10	Plumbago	Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Z	6	Flame grass	Miscanthus sinensis “Purpurascens”
AA	4	Skyrocket juniper	Juniperus scopulorum “Skyrocket”