Central texas landscaping

Though it can get hot in the summer and cool in the winter, the Texas country around Abilene is perfect for growing most of the year. As a result, you don’t have to look far and wide to find beautiful home gardens and gorgeous landscapes. However, if you are a new homeowner with a […]

Temperatures are soaring and the rain cloud spigot is on hold except for spotty showers this week. Undaunted native Turk’s caps, including ‘Pam’s Pink’, continue courting fleeting hummingbirds in my East Austin garden. Colorado was a bit cooler when I visited in June for the Garden Bloggers Fli

Providing Landscape Design and Educational Consultation for the Austin and zone 8. Creating low water, low maintenance, sustainable and edible gardens.

Now that the record-breaking summer of 2011 is safely behind us, I got to thinking....if gardening during a Texas summer were a TV reality show, could you bear to watch? Oh, there would be plenty of drama, that's for sure, with lots of whining and crying and pouting. Sadly, though, there wouldn't be much singing or dancing. In fact, most episodes would seem rather dry. Everything would be in need of an Extreme Makeover, and you'd end up feeling like the Biggest Loser. But one thing you could…

A valuable selection of deer resistant, low water plants for Austin and Central Texas. Suitable for Xeriscape and hill country landscapes.

This is your guide to water-wise landscaping and gardening. Discover design ideas and tips, as well as the best trees, palms, hedges, shrubs, and cacti!

Although it’s technically still spring, we’ve already had our first 100-degree day here in Central Texas. That means our tough-as-nails perennials are being asked to show their […]

In my garden, goldenrods plopped themselves down in back long ago. They’re a bit thuggish, but Texas weird weather never deters them from feeding pollinators come fall. Some of my Turk’s caps are a tad spindly and disgraceful thanks to zany weather. Still, they keep serving up meals for bees and

Texas’s diverse climate presents unique challenges for gardeners and landscapers. From arid deserts to humid coastal regions, selecting the right shrubs can

Discover simple and stunning Texas landscaping ideas to transform your yard. Learn easy tips to optimize your garden for Texas climate and style.