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These little guys are famished and your trees are a bountiful buffet. But before you banish them, remember this: Song birds are nesting now and caterpillars are the food supply for their young. [...]

In Texas, a lawn is a precious thing —not a default groundcover to be wasted on side yards and medians. But selecting the right turf type makes all the difference. Despite all the wonderful [...]

How fierce is your flora? Pick party hearty plants and your landscape will sizzle in the summer scorch. Feel the heat! Though spring has just sprung, it’s not too early to think ahead to summer [...]

Embrace your inner scientist and get out in your yard! Document the curious critters and plants you see and share them with others via the iNaturalist app. Regardless of what walk of life we’ve [...]

No matter what type of controller you have, knowing how it works and what settings to use are the smartest ways to water efficiently. The truth is there is no right or perfect irrigation [...]

Maintaining a large lawn doesn’t have to be complicated. Just follow these four simple steps to keep it healthy and green, all while saving a lot of green on your water bill. As many of faithful [...]

More than 98 percent of the insects in your landscape are either beneficial or benign. For the remaining 2 percent, there are ways to manage these pests without harming the rest. Anytime there is [...]

Due to public health concerns, SAWS conservation specialists won’t be making house calls for a while. But hold the phone — our expert advice is still just a call or email away! As the world [...]

San Antonio Water System is postponing its annual Spring Bloom event. “We have decided to postpone our annual gardening event, Spring Bloom, to better accommodate the numerous volunteers, [...]

Your grass won’t start actively growing until about mid-April. If you fertilize it now you’ll just feed the weeds. What can you do for your lawn right now? Coddle it with compost! You’ve probably [...]