by 505 Outside | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Landscape Tips
One of the questions the Water Authority xeriscape inspector gets asked most often is how to inexpensively build a trellis for vines. You can make a DIY trellis from materials that are easy to find at your local hardware store. Off-the-shelf trellises can be...
by 505 Outside | Jun 30, 2023 | Blog, Design, Landscape Tips, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips, Xeriscape
As homeowners around the Greater Albuquerque area are converting their high-water use turfgrass areas to desert-friendly xeriscapes, many are choosing to use wood chip mulch instead of gravel, which can be hot, expensive and also very good at cultivating weeds. Gravel...
by 505 Outside | Jun 1, 2023 | Blog, Design, Landscape Tips, Maintenance Tips, Rainwater Harvesting
The Albuquerque metro area has a wide variety of landscape types, which include desert-friendly landscapes, lush pollinator-friendly xeriscapes and wildscapes or prairie plantings where native grasses and wildflowers bring the feel of a prairie to a yard. Rain gardens...
by 505 Outside | Jun 1, 2023 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Landscape Tips, Planting, Summer
One of our favorite things to do at Bennu Organics is design container gardens. We like to talk about the “wow factor,” and containers are a fantastic way to add stunning, season-long color to our landscapes without digging a single hole in our hard, unforgiving soil....
by 505 Outside | May 1, 2023 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Edibles, Landscape Tips, Maintenance Tips, Water Conservation, Watering and Irrigation
Edible garden landscapes need to have dedicated valves so they can be watered more frequently than our average desert-friendly landscapes. These landscapes should not be watered at the same time as the rest of the drip zones. The key to growing the best quality...
by 505 Outside | Mar 31, 2023 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Landscape Tips, Lawn Care, Maintenance, Water Conservation, Watering and Irrigation, Waterwise Tips
Typically, a conventional turfgrass yard includes a few large trees and some planting beds for flowers and shrubs around the foundation of the home. This type of yard often has a couple of existing irrigation valves for sprinkler irrigation. A conventional turfgrass...
