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Owner

Molly

City

Littleton

Skill Set

Intermediate

Project Size

750 - 1,000 sq ft

Project Location

Front yard

Sun Exposure

Full sun

Year Completed

2022

Time Commitment

More than 40 hours of labor

Project Cost

less than $500

Other Project Elements

Native or drought-tolerant plants

Resource Central Programs

Garden In A Box

Advice from the Owner

I had my lawn removed in May; tarped everything till planting in late August; planted 98 plants in one day and am now trying to keep everything going through this heat wave. Disappointed that for all the mention of support from Denver Water they really don’t provide any support at all. The quality of the Garden in a Box plants was excellent. I used 5 boxes for my space. The plant placement maps were helpful. The plants are planted with pallet liner cardboard from Costco used as weed suppression until I had the gravel mulch later.

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Owner

Martin Waugh

City

Littleton

Skill Set

Intermediate

Project Size

250 - 500 sq ft

Project Location

Front yard

Sun Exposure

Full sun

Year Completed

2021

Time Commitment

11 - 20 hours of labor

Project Cost

less than $500

Other Project Elements

Native or drought-tolerant plants, Drip irrigation system, Shrubs

Resource Central Programs

None

Advice from the Owner

Transformed my grass yard into a low water xeric garden with DYI drip irrigation. First picture is me pulling the grass out with the help from my neighbor. Second picture was taken towards the end of year 1. Pictures 3 and 4 are late June, 2022.

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