by 505 Outside | Sep 30, 2025 | Grasses, Ornamental Grasses
Type: Deciduous Exposure: Full Sun Water Use: Low Mature Size: 4’ x 4’ Deer grass is a striking grey green ornamental grass. In late summer and early fall, it produces flower stems that fan out from the base. It looks beautiful by itself, with lower growing perennials...
by 505 Outside | Sep 30, 2025 | Blog, Outdoor Living
In the heart of Albuquerque, the Rio Grande Bosque includes 4,300 acres of protected cottonwood gallery forest. It’s a great natural space to find inspiration for your own landscape. The bosque is just one of many beautiful open space areas in the greater Albuquerque...
by 505 Outside | Sep 2, 2025 | Flowering Plants
Type: Deciduous Exposure: Full Sun Water Use: Low Mature Size: 30” x 2’ Salvia darcyi provides an upright burst of firecracker red blooms in the hot days at the end of the summer into the fall. It can shine on its own but it looks great mixed behind a perennial border...
by 505 Outside | Sep 2, 2025 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Maintenance
Maybe you recently moved into a house that has never been updated — think avocado tile in the bathroom and shag carpet in the sunken living room. You look outside and the theme continues — a sea of gravel and railroad ties. As with interiors, home exterior fashions...
by 505 Outside | Sep 1, 2025 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Uncategorized, Water Conservation
If you have a meter equipped with AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) as shown in the photo above, you can log into your Water Authority account and see your hour-by-hour usage. This may help you locate any issues in your house or yard, such as a continuous water...
