When In Drought, Xeriscape.
Low-water, low-maintenance xeriscapes for Los Angeles — native and drought-tolerant planting, gravel and DG, dry river beds, grading and drainage, smart drip irrigation and fire-resistant defensible space. Lush, not barren. Beautiful, and almost nothing to water.
We rip out the thirsty lawn, sheet-mulch and re-grade, then rebuild it as a water-conscious garden that still reads lush — not a gravel parking lot.
Agave, manzanita, sage, buckwheat, olive, westringia and ornamental grasses — layered palettes that look designed year-round and drink almost nothing once established.
Step one of almost every project: make sure water never sits, erodes or pushes against the house. Swales, area drains, French drains and rock-lined dry creeks that work when El Niño shows up.
Decomposed granite paths, crushed stone fields, bark mulch beds and low ground covers with proper weed prevention underneath so it stays clean for years.
Weather-based controllers (Rachio / Rain Bird) with inline drip, zoned by plant type — typically 40–60% less water than spray heads, running itself from your phone.
Hillside terracing, board-formed concrete and block tiers, boulder walls and steps that turn an unusable slope into planted, walkable space.
Zone-based planting, stone mulch bands and spacing that meet LA hillside brush-clearance expectations — drought-smart and ember-smart at the same time.
Fence installation with horizontal wood designs, modern gates, and low-voltage uplighting and path lights that make the whole yard work after sunset.
Six stages, no mystery. We map the timeline to your project and your city's permit requirements before work begins.
We walk the property together — sun, soil, slope, drainage problems, how you actually use the yard, and what the water bill looks like today.
Planting plan, materials and layout in photoreal 3D. We adjust until it's exactly right before anyone touches a shovel.
Demo, haul-off, re-grade and install drains. Water goes where we tell it to go — this is the step everyone else skips.
Paths, patios, tiers, walls, fences, then drip lines and the smart controller zoned by plant type.
Trees, shrubs, succulents, ground cover, mulch, lighting — plus a care sheet and a rebate packet for your utility.
Not stock art. Actual projects our crews have delivered across Los Angeles.
These are live Los Angeles rebates that apply to this work — checked against the agency that actually pays them, August 5, 2026. We pull and close the permits that release them, and hand you the paperwork at no charge.
LADWP Water
$5.00 per sq ft
Capped at $25,000 or 5,000 sq ft, with a 250 sq ft minimum. Needs three plants per 100 sq ft, a stormwater retention feature and drip irrigation. Synthetic turf does not qualify, and you must be approved before a single blade of grass comes out — no exceptions.
Official program pageFunding is limited and first come, first served. Not tax advice.
They pulled 1,800 square feet of dying grass and gave us a garden that looks better than the lawn ever did. Water bill dropped by more than half and I haven't touched a mower since.
Real ranges from recent LA jobs so you know where you stand before we ever walk the property. Your exact number comes from a site visit.
City permit fees are not included in project prices or cost estimates. They are separate costs based on what the city charges for your project. WOW processes all permits for every project so clients don't have to worry, and we provide the city fee receipts for their control.
$12,000 – $30,000
Lawn removal, grading, drip irrigation, DG path, native planting and mulch for a typical LA front yard.
$30,000 – $85,000+
Front and back: dry river bed, tiers or walls, pavers or DG patio, fencing, lighting and full planting plan.
3–10 days
Most residential xeriscapes. Slope work, walls and permitted structures add time.
Venice · 2025
Los Feliz · 2025
North Hollywood · 2025
Sherman Oaks · 2025
Pasadena · 2025
Tarzana · 2025
Drought-Scape Landscaping pays back fastest where the bills hurt most — the inland Valley and the foothills. We handle LADWP and SCE territories, and we know which rebates each one actually honors.
