by 505 Outside | Apr 2, 2025 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Maintenance Tips, Water Conservation, Watering and Irrigation
Grass lawns in the greater Albuquerque area need supplemental irrigation to survive our high desert climate. Most residential landscapes are watered by pop-up spray heads that include a sprinkler nozzle set into a spray sprinkler body. We recommend switching out your...
by 505 Outside | Jan 3, 2024 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Maintenance Tips, Planting Tips, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips
In celebration of five years of bringing you 505Outside, we’d like to share our most popular articles from the website. 505Outside is your resource for beautiful, desert friendly landscapes. Desert friendly landscapes are resilient, sustainable, enjoyable and...
by 505 Outside | Nov 30, 2023 | Blog, Design, Do It Yourself (DIY), Landscape Tips, Maintenance Tips
Sometimes you need help to create your perfect desert friendly landscape. Many times, this involves hiring a landscape contractor. The Water Utility Authority is committed to helping its customers. Below we share some tips to help you choose a landscape contractor....
by 505 Outside | Nov 1, 2023 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Maintenance Tips, Planting, Planting Tips, Watering Recommendations
Albuquerque has a variety of soil types. Learning what type of soil is in your yard is a critical step to understanding how water will infiltrate the soil and how long specific plants need to be watered to get the water to the correct depth. VALLEY SOILS Valley soils...
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 | 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...
