Sustainable Backyard Learning Center

Did you know that up to 70% of household water is used to water lawns? Texas residents can save water and save money by replacing traditional turfgrass lawns with low-water...

Did you know that yard irrigation uses up to 70% of your household water? Utah residents can save water and save money by replacing traditional grass lawns with low-water landscaping....

Did you know that yard irrigation uses up to 70% of your household water? Colorado residents can save water by replacing traditional grass lawns with low-water landscaping. To help you...

Los Angeles & Southern California residents can save water and save money by replacing traditional grass lawns with low-water landscaping. High Country Gardens will help you get started with beautiful...

  Our customer, Katie D., shared her success story with planting Dog Tuff Grass Plugs at her home in Castle Rock, Colorado. She killed her high-maintenance Bluegrass lawn and replaced it...

Our founder David Salman picks his 10 favorite drought-tolerant groundcovers, evergreen and deciduous, for carpeting hot, dry gardens, edging paths and replacing lawn.

By David Salman, Founder of High Country Gardens | Updated 4/22/25 Groundcovers are some of our most versatile and easy-to-grow perennials. Groundcovers are usually defined as plants that spread much...