Southwestern home made from adobe. Architect: Urban Design Associates Builder: R-Net Custom Homes Interiors: Billie Springer Photography: Thompson Photographic

Customer had always wanted a drought resistant landscaping, and head unsuccessfully attempted it on his own two years prior. We started with an area completely overgrown with Bermuda and dead plants. We built a dry river bed through the center, and planted an Olive tree and Palo Verde tree. The orange of the coral aloe and the scent of the Mexican sage is a delight to the senses.

Southwest tile patio photo in Phoenix with a fireplace and a roof extension

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Vibrant Succulents: With thousands of succulents and cacti to choose from, selection is about color, texture, and dimension.
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Mid-sized southwest open concept and formal concrete floor and brown floor living room photo in Other with brown walls, a ribbon fireplace, a wood fireplace surround and a media wall

Aloe Ferox in the background, Penstemon, Verbena and Desert Marigold in the foreground. A great attraction for the Humming birds. Pascale Sucato
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This is an example of a large contemporary drought-tolerant and full sun backyard gravel garden path in Santa Barbara for spring.

After removing over 5000 square feet of water-thirsty lawn, we had a new canvas to work with at this residence in Buena Park. Customer wanted low maintenance, without sacrificing beauty. We Installed a small amount of artificial turf for an emerald green contrast to the decomposed granite and the dramatic blue of the century plant cactus.

Large picture windows looked out onto the empty narrow side yard. Our solution was to create a dramatic 3D modular installation with CorTen Planters filled with low maintenance cacti.

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