Not in Vegas, but we just went through a new build with pool. The pool has been under construction for 6 months and still not done. Mostly supply chain issues, some labor shortage issues and current high demand for pool builders. We got 2 quotes and they were both around $100k. It made a lot more sense to get the pool built while the house was being built. We needed landscaping to get a CO and I would hate to have to rip up newly planted grass/plants to do the pool work later. I hope you got all the needed utilities roughed in the right spot for a future pool.

Thank you! I tried them, they said they are prop stores who rent out for events, and they will not sell. (That is their rental rate.)

Pygmy date palms (Phoenix roebellini) are FAR from a desert species, they are from monsoonal areas of SE Asia with as much as 100 inches of rain a year and a humid atmosphere. Mediterranean fan palms (Chamaerops humils), and Washingtonia fans (Mexican or California) might be better. Maybe Orange Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae), Oleanders, Bougainvilleas, obviously, cacti, Euphorbia, succulents. P.S., I do grow Sticks of FIre, just keep in mind, the sap from the plant is really, really, REALLY nasty. Avoid contact with skin and especially..., EYES! Been linked to blindness.

Another thought - fungal infections often get their start under conditions where moisture levels are extremely high or wet and air movement is minimal. Even if your plant was placed where air movement was adequate or even good, the cluster of leaves in close proximity at the top of the plant creates a micro-environment where air movement is quite limited. It might have been the limited air movement and the extended period of rain that made a fungal infection possible. There are 4 things required for a disease pathogen to infect a plant. There must be an innoculant (fungal spores), a susceptible host (your plant), favorable environmental conditions (rain and limited air movement), and time - fungal spores need a period of constant moisture long enough to allow germination of spores. That's why watering late in the day isn't recommended - because it often ensures plants will remain wet all night, long enough for spores to germinate. I tend to favor that idea over other potentialities I mentioned. Al