We just gave up on the parking strip. Close enough to the heat of the asphalt road that it takes a fair amount of water to keep it green. So instead I ripped

We just gave up on the parking strip. Close enough to the heat of the asphalt road that it takes a fair amount of water to keep it green. So instead I ripped it out and put in rocks of varying sizes 1-3 inches, along with a few hardy shrubs that can take some abuse and don't grow too fast. Capped all the sprinklers but one next to each shrub and then ran a drip line to it.