1. WATER-SAVING
LANDSCAPING
LOW-MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS FOR
INTERMOUNTAIN REGIONS

2. CHALLENGES
• HOT TEMPERATURES
• COLD TEMPERATURES
• SHORTER GROWING SEASON
• DRYING WINDS
• DELUGE/DROUGHT
• POOR SOIL
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3. • WINDBREAKS
• XERISCAPING
• SOIL AMENDMENT
• NATIVE PLANTS
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4. WINDBREAKS
• STRUCTURES
• FENCES
• WALLS
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5. WINDBREAKS
• PLANTS
• TREE LINES
• HEDGES
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6. WATER CYCLE
• CLOUDS
• CONDENSATION AND PRECIPITATION
• RUNOFF AND PERCOLATION
• EVAPORATION
• TRANSPIRATION
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7. Clouds
Transpiration
Condensation
and
Precipitation
Evaporation
Runoff and
Percolation
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9. WATER CONSUMPTION
250
200
150
100
50
0
Average
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10. XERISCAPING
• PLANTING STRATEGIES THAT CONSERVE WATER
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11. XERISCAPING
• NO ADDITIONAL WATERING
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12. XERISCAPING
• DRIP IRRIGATION
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13. SOIL AMENDMENT
• EASTERN WASHINGTON LOSES MORE THAN
10 TONS OF SOIL PER ACRE PER YEAR
TO RAINFALL RUNOFF
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14. NATIVE PLANTS
• TOLERATE TEMPERATURE RANGE
• TOLERATE DROUGHT
• PREVENT EROSION
• SUPPORT NATURAL ECOSYSTEM
• ATTRACT POLLINATORS
• NEED LITTLE OR NO MAINTENANCE
• SUSTAINABLE
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15. TEMPERATURE RANGE
Seasonal Temperatures
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Minimum
18
41
73
43
Average
29
57
89
54
Maximum
40
72
105
65
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16. NATIVE PLANTS
Photos courtesy
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Rugged Country Plants
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