The Residential Design Guidelines is the document created by ARC (Architectural Review Committee) that describes any changes that can be made to the outside of your home in The Grand.

Residential Design Guidelines 2024

Appendix A contiains the list of plants - trees, shrubs, cactus, ground covers, etc that are allowed to be planted in The Grand. It also contains the list of Prohibited Plants.

Appendix A - Landscape Plants

AMWUA is the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association, a non-profit association of ten municipalities in the Phoenix metro area, advocating responsible water stewardship that supports economic prosperity and safeguards Arizona's water supplies for future generations. They publish several booklets which are very helpful in designing and maintaining your landscape:

Plants for the Arizona Desert (Pink Book)

Xeriscape: Landscaping in Style in the Arizona Desert

Landscape Watering by the Numbers

Minimize the Impact of Extreme Weather on your Landscape

Click on the nursery logos to access each website.

SummerWinds Nursery

6426 W. Bell Road, Glendale, AZ 85308

(623) 979-5296

Garden Club members receive a 15% discount on purchases 

See info sheet:  Summerwinds Discount

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Elgin Nursery and Tree Farm

8606 W. McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ, 85037

(623) 936-1100

Garden Club members receive a 10% discount on purchases

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Jackrabbit Nursery

4421 S. Jackrabbit Trail, Buckeye, AZ 85326

(623) 386-4700

The City of Surprise offers a variety of helpful resources for Arizona residents:

Xeriscape Demonstration Garden

Water Conservation Links

Water Saving Plant Guide

Landscape Watering Guidelines

The Garden club has several Demonstration gardens located along the trails in Grand. There are 2 on the Sonoran Trail, 2 on the Capitan Trail and one on the Desert Sage II Trail. These Demonstration Gardens were designed by members of the Garden Club during the winter and spring of 2024. The Demonstration Gardens are designed to be a model of colorful plant choices that are low water usage and heat tolerant for homeowners to view and select for their landscapes. The plants were placed so that they can grow to their mature size with minimum pruning. The Desert Sage II plants are labeled, the other Demonstration areas will have QR Code signs that homeowners can select to view images of the Plant Palette used at each garden.   

A Grand Opening event was held at the Desert Sage II trail in May of 2024, where there was a ribbon cutting with the Grand Board of Directors and members of the Landscape Team. Here are pictures of the Grand Opening/Team at Work.

The Sonoran Trail areas were designed by Carol Tripp, Chris Bertrand, Karen Rowland and Linda Golden. The Capitan trail was designed by Darryl Meltzer. The Desert Sage II trail was designed by Darryl Meltzer, Elli Hall, Phyllis Sicora and Jan Vanderford.

Click the following blue button to see a map with addresses of all of the trail areas renovated by the Landscape team: Grand Landscaped Trails