Xeroscapes

About Xeroscapes

July storms stack up over the Rincons by mid-afternoon and come into Tucson sideways, and for a few weeks afterward everything green grows like it has somewhere to be. Xeroscapes rides that surge with mowing, edging, string trimming and clearing the yard debris the wind piles against fences and gates. Along the dry bed of the Rillito the bermuda comes on fast after rain, and keeping it cut low and even is what separates a yard from a field. The crew takes the shade side first, then the open ground, then sweeps the walks so the gravel line reads sharp again. When the clouds break up at dusk over the valley, the finished lawns hold the last of the light.