Water Whys Irrigation & Landscape Design is the most water conscious landscape design company in the Black Hills. By optimizing site opportunities, utilizing native landscape plants that tolerate drought stress, along with high-efficiency irrigation systems in her designs, Molly McDowell creates plans for landscapes to thrive in the future. After graduating from South Dakota State University in 2005 Molly spent 19 years in the High Desert of Central Oregon designing and installing low water use landscapes. She relocated to Rapid City in 2024 and has been enjoying getting reacquainted with her home state and sharing her passion for water conservation and native plants with her new community.