Waterwise Learning Center
With waterwise plants, or drought-tolerant and xeric plants, your garden can do more than just survive dry conditions - it can thrive. You can turn to High Country Gardens for inspiration and ideas, helpful planning and planting guides, and learning how to choose beautiful waterwise plants for your sustainable yard transformation.
How To Choose Waterwise Plants
Find waterwise plants for your climate, your growing conditions, and your gardening goals.
This hummingbird magnet is a perennial that has it all - and we offer 20+ cultivars! Find the best selection for your yard.
We offer an unbeatable selection of this must-have aromatic perennial. Find the best cultivar for your yard.
Discover easy to grow, long-lived, deer and rabbit resistant, and long-blooming favorites.
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Waterwise Yard Inspiration & Ideas
Take inspiration from six stunning sustainable yards grown by High Country Gardens customers.
Every inch of this backyard is a showcase of colorful blooms & hummingbird habitat.
Inspired by a popular Pre-Planned Garden, this xeriscape has major curb appeal.
Explore inspiring waterwise gardens from our customers across the West.
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How To Guides For Waterwise Plants
Ready to replace your thirsty turf with drought-tolerant plants? Start with one of six techniques
Find waterwise plants for your climate, your growing conditions, and your gardening goals.
Get expert advice on transplanting and establishing your new waterwise plants.
You can turn to the experts at High Country Gardens for answers to your gardening questions.
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We're The Waterwise Gardening Experts
Whether you're a beginner or you are an experienced grower with a green thumb, you can turn to High Country Gardens for the plants and advice you need. At High Country Gardens, we have 30+ years of experience helping homeowners and gardeners grow low-water, drought-tolerant perennials. With roots in Santa Fe, New Mexico, High Country Gardens was founded with a focus on plants suited for the rugged landscapes of the American West.
As drought conditions and water restrictions increase across the country, choosing low-water and xeric plants helps to protect and conserve our precious water sources. In our learning center, you can learn how to choose the best waterwise plants for your yard. Learn everything you need to know about how to grow waterwise plants with advice from decades of growing in the tough conditions of the West and Southwest. Plus, you'll find plenty of ideas and inspiration for your yard.
Sustainability Begins In Your Backyard