Abstract
The effects of global warming reach striking levels every day and endanger the existence of water, which is among the natural resources and which is the basis of life. The protection of water resources contributes not only to the sustainability of ecological balance but also to the smooth transfer of water through future generations. Due to the decrease in the current water resources all over the world, it is necessary to manage and use water rationally in every field. In the recent years, the importance of xeriscape works, which is an approach that adopts water saving as an environmentally compatible and sustainable practice in irrigation in landscape designs, one of the agricultural areas where water is used extensively, is increasing gradually. In order to carry out environmental and physical analysis in the study, by determining the field uses and the existing plant species, the conditions of evaluation in terms of xeriscape were revealed. It was aimed to prepare an exemplary herbal design project in accordance with the principles of xeriscape in “Muğla-Sarıgerme Public Beach” by identifying alternative plants appropriate for regional ecology, resistant to drought and involving especially natural species with sustainable environment approach. Besides, it was also aimed to pioneer other xeriscape design studies to be carried out because of preparing an herbal design project within the scope of sustainable landscaping applications with the selection of the plant species resistant to drought.