OC Friendly Landscapes

The Municipal Water District of Orange County (MWDOC) has collaborated with top landscape designers to create FREE landscape designs for your use. The designs in the following seven categories are based on examples of landscapes that thrive in Southern California’s semi-arid climate.

  • Shrubs and succulents in bloom in a drought tolerant garden
  • Desert inspired drought tolerant garden
  • Flowering plants and shrubs in a drought tolerant garden
  • Drought tolerant garden with succulents, hot poker plants and shrubs

Select a Design Idea

Click on the thumbnail pictures below to see water-smart design plans for each of the landscape categories shown. Each landscape includes a printer-friendly design.
Red Buckwheat fieldsCalifornia Native
Purple Pride of Madeira along the coastlineCoastal Influence
Yellow Kangaroo Paw plantsCottage
Fire-Wise Garden (1)Fire-Wise
Close up red and yellow lantanaMediterranean
Leaves of a variegated succulent foxtail agaveModern
Front yard drought tolerant garden transformationReal OC Transformations
View of a white Lily of the Nile (Agapanthus) flowerSoCal Inspired
Untitled design (20)Landscaping With Trees