A Practical Guide to Drought-Tolerant Planting

A common misconception is that a lush garden requires heavy irrigation. In practice, the plants that struggle most in this climate are the ones never suited to it in the first place. We build planting schemes around species that are naturally adapted to heat and low rainfall, then group them by water need so irrigation zones aren't wasting water on plants that don't need it. Mulching plays a bigger role than most people expect too — it can cut irrigation demand significantly just by reducing evaporation from the soil surface. The result is a garden that reads as full and green without requiring daily watering to stay that way.