Photo Credit: Kent Newland
The cement walkway provides a smooth surface and a tailored look. The flagstone walkway below compliments the natural look of the landscape and provides water harvesting potential for adjacent plants.

Photo Credit: Linda Enger, Linda Enger Photography
To conserve water, keep water features and turf areas small as demonstrated in this lovely back yard Xeriscape.

Photo Credit: Charles Mann, Charles Mann Photography
The plants in this newly installed landscape may look a bit lonely at first ... but after a few years, the plants will have grown and matured.

Photo Credit: Charles Mann, Charles Mann Photography
A nice combination of perennial and wildflowers offer year-round color.

Photo Credit: Linda Enger, Linda Enger Photography
Parry's Agave teams beautifully with Purple Verbena.

Photo Credit: Charles Mann, Charles Mann Photography

Photo Credit: Charles Mann, Charles Mann Photography
A variety of different agaves grow in the shade of a mesquite tree. Agaves and spiderwort provide a rainbow of color in their leaves and stems.

Photo Credit: Steve Priebe
The flagstone pathway and the walled-in front patio define the structure and planting areas of this yard.

Photo Credit: Kent Newland
A colorful, low-maintenance Xeriscape.

Photo Credit: Kent Newland
The stabilized pathway made of very fine decomposed granite bisects planting areas covered with larger-sized granite mulch. Boulders lend a nice touch.

Photo Credit: Kent Newland
Natural-looking planting mounds include well-placed boulders and top dressing of decomposed granite.

Photo Credit: Kent Newland
Summer color in this urban Xeriscape - Texas Ebony (tree), Red Bird of Paradise (shrub/right), Lantana (groundcover), Petite Oleander (shrub/left)