Given our current drought situation in Southern California, THIS was the best year to take out our front lawn and put in native, drought tolerant plants. My city offered us $1 per square foot of lawn that we took out and replaced with native, drought tolerant plants, so we jumped on board with that. I don't even miss that green lawn - it was full of weeds and expensive to keep it green in the summer. We landscaped it so that there is plenty of room for these plants to grow and fill i…

A little summertime hosta care can go a long way in keeping your hosta plants beautiful, vibrant, and full of foliage right up until late fall.

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These flowering perennials and shrubs are perfect for your shady garden that needs some color to brighten it up. Find out our picks for the best plants that grow in shade.

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The lawn experts at DIYNetwork.com show you various ornamental grasses and their characteristics to help you choose the best ones for your lawn.

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Check out these plants that come back year after year.

These excellent drought-tolerant plants will thrive in any dry garden space—even on a roof or in an arid ground-level landscape.

Giant blooms are bursting with color! Blooms all summer, even without deadheading. Versatile size and habit. Drought tolerant and deer resistant.

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A little summertime hosta care can go a long way in keeping your hosta plants beautiful, vibrant, and full of foliage right up until late fall.

When summer heat kicks in, you can rely on these drought-resistant flowering plants to hold their own and still produce beautiful blooms and foliage.

Mexican Feather Grass (Stipa tenuissima) - Grown from Mexican Feather Grass seeds, this beautiful mounded ornamental grass with needle-like flexible leaves forms dense, bright green clumps. The flowers are silky awns that appear in June and change from green to gold as they mature. These ornamental grasses are especially striking when planted in masses, but they also can be grown in containers with nice results. Stipa tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass also is commonly called Silky Thread…

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