by 505 Outside | Jun 5, 2025 | Blog, Summer, Tree Care, Watering and Irrigation, 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...
by 505 Outside | Mar 13, 2025 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Waterwise Tips
The Water Authority’s desert friendly xeriscape conversion incentive rebate has been around since the early ’90s and is still going strong. Millions of square feet of thirsty lawns have been converted to healthy xeriscapes that save billions of gallons of water....
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 1, 2023 | Blog, Design, Landscape Tips, Planting Tips, Pollinators and Wildlife, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips, Xeriscape
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...
by 505 Outside | Sep 29, 2023 | Blog, Design, Landscape Tips, Planting Tips, Waterwise Tips, Xeriscape
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 landscape...
by 505 Outside | Aug 31, 2023 | Blog, Design, Waterwise Tips, Xeriscape
As Albuquerque area homeowners convert their high-water-use turf grass to desert friendly xeriscapes, many are opting for wood chip mulch rather than gravel or other aggregate, which can be hot and allow weeds to pop up. The Water Authority checked in on two...
