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Conservation and curb appeal: Striking a balance with water-wise gardening

Xeriscaping and using native plants has benefits — including increasing the biodiversity of one’s garden — that go beyond “the collective effort to make Utah more drought-resilient.”

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Red Butte Gardens, offers visitors a tiered view of drought-friendly gardening practices as seen during a recent visit to the gardens on Monday, July 26, 2021. As severe drought grips the west, a visual representation of “hydrozoning” offers people a way to arrange different plant varieties according to their water needs. From varieties that don’t need watering all the way to the most selfish of plants.