Contemporary Xeriscape

This yard was previously all bluegrass and required too much water and maintenance for not a lot of return. While fences and patios can be the more expensive part of a landscape, this home turned unused grass into a fenced-in, gravel patio space that adds function and design. The new grass in this yard is sheep fescue, a well-adapted grass to Colorado, that uses about one-third to one-half less water than Kentucky bluegrass. The grass is mowed only twice a year to give a native look to the design and the ornamental grasses and perennials were chosen for water savings, low maintenance and year-round interest.

Contemporary Xeriscape

This yard was previously all bluegrass and required too much water and maintenance for not a lot of return. While fences and patios can be the more expensive part of a landscape, this home turned unused grass into a fenced-in, gravel patio space that adds function and design. The new grass in this yard is sheep fescue, a well-adapted grass to Colorado, that uses about one-third to one-half less water than Kentucky bluegrass. The grass is mowed only twice a year to give a native look to the design and the ornamental grasses and perennials were chosen for water savings, low maintenance and year-round interest.

Some plants found in this landscape are:

Feather Reed Grass
Feather Reed Grass

Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Munstead English Lavender
Munstead English Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead'

Shenandoah Switchgrass
Shenandoah Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Yellow Pineleaf Penstemon
Yellow Pineleaf Penstemon

Penstemon pinifolius 'Mersea Yellow'

Sheep Fescue
Sheep Fescue

Festuca ovina