HomeDon’t Call It Xeriscaping: New Tips and Terms Have Evolved for Low-Water YardsDenver Water may have coined the term xeriscaping in the 1980s, but employees stopped using it in 2024 in favor of ColoradoScaping.SaveMark Us Preferred on GooglePrintRocky Mountain bee plants with purple flowers are some of the first new plants to grow in the transformed Quebec Street medians in northeast Denver. Denver Water/TNSTribune News Service5/21/2026|Updated: 5/21/20260:00X 1By John Wenzel The Denver PostDENVER—Trends come and go, but the semi-arid climate of the Front Range and Eastern Plains is here to stay.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.