Througg,hout Aurora, homeowners are reducing their water consumption and yard work by converting to Xeriscape.

SthSee the result s Proppyerty 1: • Converted 3500 sq ft of bluegrass to Xeriscape • Decreased outdoor consumption by % • Saved 36,000 gallons of water annually Plant List SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Malus sp. Crabapple Caryopteris x clandonensis Blue Mist Spirea Pinus mugo Mugo Pine Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' Gro-Low Sumac Rosa sp. Rose Syypmphoricar pus x doorenbosii var. Snowberry Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' Miss Kim Lilac Property 1: Before Property 1: After Property 1: Before Property 1: After Property 1: After Property 2 • Converted 823 sq ft of bluegrass to Xeriscape • Decreased outdoor consumption by 33% • Saved 15,000 gallons of water annually Plant List SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Prunus besseyi ‘Pawnee Buttes’ Creeping Western Sand Cherry Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low' Gro-Low Sumac Achillea sp. Yarrow Gaillardia aristata/grandiflora Blanketflower Lavandula sp. Lavender Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri Evening Primrose Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Avena Grass Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' Shenandoah Switchgass Sporobolus wrightii Giant Sacaton Grass Property 2: Before Property 2: After Property 3 • Converted 3,367 sq ft of bluegrass to Xeriscape • Decreased outdoor consumppytion by 54% • Saved 22,667 gallons of water annually Plant List SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Pyrus caleryana ‘Stonehill’ Stonehill Pear Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus Maiden Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Avena Grass Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass Agastache rupestris Sunset Hyssop Penstemon pinnifolius Pine Leaf Penstemon Rosa ‘Nearly Wild’ Nearly Wild Rose Schizahyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Hemerocalis ‘Stella de Oro’ Stella de Oro Daylily Rudbeckia fulgida Black Eyed Susan Property 3: Before Property 3: After Property 3: After Property 3: After Property 4 • Converted 1,364 sq ft of bluegrass to Xeriscape • Decreased outdoor consumption by 45% • Save d 22, 667 ga llons of water annuall y Plant List SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Pyrus calleryana ‘Stonehill” Stonehill Pear Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gracillimus’ Maiden Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ Feather Reed Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Avena Grass Panicum virgatum ‘Shenandoah’ Shenandoah Red Switch Grass Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feather Grass Agastache rupestris Sunset Hyssop Penstemon pinnifolius Pineleaf Penstemon Rosa ‘Nearly Wild’ Nearly Wild Rose Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem Lavandula angustifolia Lavender Hemerocalis ‘Stella de Oro’ Dwarf Gold Daylily Rudbeckia fulgida Black Eyed Susan Nepeta x faassenii ‘Walkers Low’ Walker’s Low Catmint Property 4: Before Property 4: After Property 5 • Converted 1,364 sq ft of bluegrass to Xeriscape • Decreased outdoor consumption by 33% • Save d 9, 400 ga llons o f water annua lly Plant List SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME Acer ginnala Amur Maple Pinus flexilis Limber Pine Arctostaphylos x coloradoensis Mock Bear Berry Euonymus alatus compactus Dwarf Burning Bush Physocarpus opulifolius Ninebark Viburnum rhytidophylloides ‘Alleghany’ Alleghany Leatherleaf Viburnum Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’ Moonbeam Coreopsis Echinacea purpurea ‘Var ’ Coneflower Eupatorium purpureum ‘Gateway’ Joe Pye Weed Hemerocallis hybrids Daylily Paeonia lactiflora Peony Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ Karl Foerster Feather Reed Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Avena Grass Panicum virgatum Switch Grass Property 5: Before Property 5: After First Year Projects First Year Projects Additional Photos Additional Photos Additional Photos Additional Photos Additional Photos Additional Photos Additional Photos Additional Photos