Aurora Xeriscape Demonstration Garden

Location: Aurora, Colorado

2005 CCASLA Honor Award Recipient

BHA designed a seven-acre Demonstration Garden located adjacent to the new Aurora municipal center.

The purpose of the garden is to educate the residents of Aurora in the proper techniques of installing an energy- and water-efficient landscape. Whimsical twig benches provide resting places, while twig signs explain the seven principles of xeriscape. Etched boulders identify the different gardens. Many of the gardens are based on xeriscape garden designs produced in pamphlets by Denver Water and the City of Aurora. These gardens address issues of layout, topography, sun exposure, year-round effect, installation cost and maintenance. Residents are encouraged to wander the gardens with the pamphlets, generating ideas. They can then take the pamphlets home for use in xeric plantings in their own yards.

BHA Design provided educational signage that incorporated a unique themed style.