Big Daddy, I want to plant a low water landscape, can you tell me what plants to use?

The short answer is no! Why? Choosing plants for your outdoor landscape is as wildly varied as people themselves! You need to decide colors, heights, sunlight or shade of the areas, your willingness to do maintenance, what you’d like to see or not see from areas of your home, patio, deck, garden, etc., what’s available in your area and what your budget is! That’s the beginning! There are quite a few designers that work with low water landscapes that can help you go through every single phase of building a landscape that fit you like a custom pair of shoes. I recommend using a designer to come up with a professional plan before you ever remove a single plant, turn the soil or purchase anything. Even if you want to do the installation yourself, just like sprinklers, I cannot stress the importance of real planning and how much headache and heartache you will save don the road, The old adage of "People don’t plan to fail, they just fail to plan." means even more in this situation. Look around at designs you like, find out who did them and ask a ton of questions! In the meantime, to give you some ideas on what plants look like, their care and water usage, please visit the water districts in our governmental links areas. There is a lot of information there, including a virtual garden planer for low water plants and demonstration gardens!