Beautiful desert-landscaping using native plants and little water

Southwest desert-landscaping with water conservation in mind

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I really like the idea of desert-landscaping to save water. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a hippie or even a "going green" kind of guy, but saving water is important to me. Using plants that are native to the area will help too. As a matter of useless fact, it was the "Sons of the pioneers" who sung the phrase "Don't ya listen to him Dan, he's a devil not a man and he spreads the burning sand with water."
I used to tell my dad that when I was little so I wouldn't have to irrigate the hay field. He never, ever listened to the voice of reason.

This waterfall circulates with the use of a pump. Water gardens are a beautiful and refreshing display in such a hot desert.

Yeah, these things are poky and spiny, but they have a sense of beauty about them in a desert landscaping.

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