It was a crisp autumn morning when the board of a Tucson Homeowners Association gathered for their quarterly meeting. As they walked into the clubhouse, one of the residents remarked, “The place looks so welcoming with those gold and red flowers by the sign.” The president smiled—just weeks earlier, they’d approved seasonal color planting, refreshed the entry rock, and trimmed the shade trees that had been overhanging the driveway. That small effort made a big impact. When ou