Cornell and Rutgers U have list for your region. Check them out.

Is it too cold there for sedums? I have a strip of land next to my driveway that's a level above where the irrigation water flows into the yard, and since I don't want to plant anything there that would need H2O attention, I threw a bunch of sedum cuttings there this spring. They're all righting themselves up and rooting as I type this. And next spring, with some weeding done first, they should be think enough to stop most other things from growing.

wow. I came online looking for the exact same thing javaandjazz.

petzold: if would be helpful if you actually put a link instead of "Cornell and Rutgers U" .... those colleges have HUGE WEB SITES to navigate.

I hate sedum. Think they're very ugly. Was hoping for some type of shrub.

There are lots of drought-tolerant perennials you could plant in your boulevard. Check out the web site of High Country Gardens in NM. Keep in mind that some of the plants David recommends are not hardy in the Northeast.

Here is a link that might be useful: xeric boulevard plants

Here I am, on the west coast with the same problem. People here are putting in drought resistant stuff with decomposed granite in between, but that looks too much like the Arizona desert to me. One neighbor actually paved his parkway over! I want to use low water foliage but my husband wants to try Bermuda or Buffalo grass. If we don't get some rain this winter, it will become a moot question!

Mommyandme, where did you find sedum acre in southeast CT (I live in RI, and wouldn't mind driving there to buy - I planted sedum angelina and blue spruce, the 2 creeping varieties that are commonly sold around here, and I think road salt damaged them). So May be should give acre a try, as need something low and spreading for this sunny spot.