Drought Tolerant

The owner of this new, north Fresno home wanted to remove the landscape that came with the home and convert it immediately to a low water use landscape, attractive to pollinators, and to include some edible plants. Following lawn demolition and the removal of Coast Redwood trees, we imported some topsoil for mounds, added potted citrus on a stone patio, Bay Laurel trees, Trailing Lantana, a variety of…

The owners of this Madera Ranchos home wanted to convert their mostly lawn front yard to a very low water use landscape considering the severe water restrictions in their area. Following a spray program to kill the lawn, the lawn was removed and Lemon Cove boulders were added. A very minimal number of plants were installed, including part of the owners’ cactus collection, ornamental grasses, Rosemary, Red Yucca,…

This home located in north Fresno was also a typical Fresno landscape with mostly lawn and a perimeter of flowerbeds. As a cul-de-sac lot, the front yard is very long and narrow which provided opportunities to accentuate the length of the space. We removed the lawn, installed Lemon Cove boulders, potted blue Agave’s, transplanted existing New Zealand Flax, Rosemary, Autumn Sage, Myoporum, Blue Fescue, Artemisia, potted Cordyline, dwarf…

The owners of this property wanted a colorful, yet minimalist and low maintenance landscape. We removed the lawn, added Trailing Lantana, ornamental grasses, Indian Hawthorn, Myoporum, Crape Myrtle, and dwarf Bottlebrush. The irrigation method was concerted to drip irrigation.

The owners of this northwest Fresno home wanted a low water use landscape, attractive to pollinators, with lots of year round color, boulders, and a new walkway from the street to the front door and driveway. Following demolition, we added a new concrete walkway, landscape boulders, new plant material, and drip irrigation. Plants include several types of Salvia, Yarrow, Trailing Lantana, Myoporum, Crape Myrtle, Artemisia, Barberry, Blue Fescue,…