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The Definitive Guide to Xeriscaping the Front Range
48 pages of the actual thinking we use on paying jobs — site assessment, soil chemistry, hydrozoning, a full Front Range plant palette, coverage math, drip schedules and real costs.
No spam. Just the guide and the occasional useful thing.
What's inside
- Why plants die hereElevation, UV, freeze-thaw and 14–17" of precipitation — and why USDA zones mislead.
- Soil is the projectClay, pH 7–8.2, the compost math, and the three rules people break.
- Hydrozoning & designThe concept that separates a xeriscape from a rock pile, plus eight design directions.
- The full plant paletteTrees, shrubs, perennials, grasses and succulents — botanical names, mature size, water need.
- Build it rightTurf removal compared, the rock coverage table, drip conversion and real watering schedules.
- Costs, rebates, upkeepHonest installed ranges, Colorado turf-replacement rebates, and a month-by-month calendar.
Built for Colorado. Ready for the West.
This edition covers Denver and the Front Range. It's the first in a series — the same water-wise principles apply from Colorado Springs to Salt Lake, Phoenix, and beyond.