Why Anthem Is Embracing Xeriscaping
Water conservation is a genuine and growing priority in a master-planned community as large, ecologically situated, and community-minded as Anthem. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, landscape irrigation accounts for nearly 30 percent of total household water use nationally and in desert communities like Anthem that figure climbs dramatically higher during the intense summer months that define life in the Sonoran Desert's northern reaches. Research from Arizona State University has found that converting conventional lawn areas to professionally designed xeriscape landscaping can reduce outdoor water consumption by 50 to 75 percent annually, a compelling financial and environmental return that resonates powerfully with Anthem's community-oriented, environmentally aware, and investment-minded residential population. Beyond the direct water savings, professionally designed drought-tolerant landscaping eliminates the ongoing mowing, fertilizing, overseeding, and seasonal replanting costs that conventional turf demands through Anthem's intense desert summer, delivering a combined financial return that makes professional xeriscaping one of the most rewarding outdoor investments available to Anthem homeowners across every neighborhood and price point in this expansive and well-loved community.






