by 505 Outside | Mar 31, 2023 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Waterwise Tips
Typically, a conventional turfgrass yard includes a few large trees and some planting beds for flowers and shrubs around the foundation of the home. This type of yard often has a couple of existing irrigation valves for sprinkler irrigation. A conventional turfgrass...
by 505 Outside | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips
Are you ready to remove your lawn and create a desert-friendly landscape but worried about the cost? Below are cost-savings tips for transforming your yard. Plant price tags: For homeowners wanting to transform their yards, it’s easy to feel sticker shock when adding...
by 505 Outside | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips
The Albuquerque metro area has a variety of landscapes. These include desert-friendly landscapes, such as lush, pollinator-friendly xeriscapes, and wildscapes or prairie plantings, where native grasses and wildflowers bring the feel of a prairie to a yard. Rain...
by 505 Outside | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog, Maintenance Tips, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips
Most irrigation work can be done by the homeowner, except for one component. Tapping into your home’s main water line needs to be done by a licensed contractor to ensure it is completed safely. To help homeowners know how to select and work with a contractor, we...
by 505 Outside | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips
Does the thought of making changes to your yard seem costly? Can you still get reasonable benefits from just changing a few things instead of your whole yard? Do you feel overwhelmed because you don’t know where to start? Do you feel like you don’t know...
by 505 Outside | Dec 31, 2022 | Blog, Waterwise Tips
Have you wondered what the City of Albuquerque is doing to support sustainability? The Sustainability Office is leading the city government’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while growing our economy and protecting residents’ health. What does the...
