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Summer Irrigation for Tree Health

Summer Irrigation for Tree Health

by 505 Outside | Jun 5, 2025 | Blog, Home Page, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips

Folks, it’s a hot, dry summer here in central New Mexico. No surprise, you say — we live in a desert. Even for our location, though, it’s hot and dry. This creates a little conundrum for us: keeping our landscape plants growing while using water efficiently. Tree and...
5 in 5: Our 5 most read articles in our 5 years!

5 in 5: Our 5 most read articles in our 5 years!

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...
Albuquerque Soils

Albuquerque Soils

by 505 Outside | Nov 1, 2023 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Maintenance Tips, 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...
Wildscape Landscape Plan: A Celebration of Wildlife in Your Landscape

Wildscape Landscape Plan: A Celebration of Wildlife in Your Landscape

by 505 Outside | Nov 1, 2023 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Planting Tips, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips

A lot goes into designing a landscape; hence, there’s an entire profession called landscape architecture devoted to designing outdoor spaces. We won’t be able to make you a landscape architect today, but we’re sharing a unique landscape plan designed by New Mexico...
Xeriscape Conversions That Use Shredded Wood Chip Mulch

Xeriscape Conversions That Use Shredded Wood Chip Mulch

by 505 Outside | Jun 30, 2023 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips

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...
Efficiently Watering on a Slope Requires a Few Simple Steps for Your Plants to Thrive.

Efficiently Watering on a Slope Requires a Few Simple Steps for Your Plants to Thrive.

by 505 Outside | Jun 30, 2023 | Blog, Watering Recommendations

Regardless of how you water, you will want to create a berm, or raised “dam,” on the downside when planting on a slope. This berm captures any rainfall coming down the slope, detaining it long enough to soak in, and also holds water that comes from irrigation or...
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