The Zen of Xeriscape
Dreaming of a lounge-chair-worthy landscape that’s high style and low maintenance? Xeriscape may be the fuss-free remedy your weary soul is searching for. Coined in 1981 by employees at [...]
Blooms for Bats
San Antonio is home to one of the world’s largest bat colonies — a boon for natural pest control since a bat can eat its weight in insects in a single night. Encourage these bug–munching mammals [...]
Entice Nature’s Nighttime Nectar Seekers
Explore the dark world of covert pollinators, where moonlit moths eclipse butterflies to rule the night. Make a shadow-savvy garden to attract these nocturnal nectar sippers! Catch a glimpse of a [...]
Buying a Home? Gauge Its Gardening Potential.
Picked out the perfect plot to plant your cottage-style dreamscape? Your new home’s soil, shade and other attributes may have different plans. Keep these garden-centric signs in mind before [...]
Once-a-Week Watering In Effect
Steamy temps and a lack of rain have taken their toll on the Edwards Aquifer level, prompting Stage 1 landscape watering restrictions. Here’s what that means for your lawn and garden. Hot [...]
To Sod or Not To Sod: That Is the Question
Before you consider re-sodding your lawn, make sure you know these tips and rules regarding new turf. It could save you money! Maybe you’re looking at your lawn thinking it’s not looking so hot [...]
Grass Giving Up? Break New Ground!
If your lawn’s gone crispy and sparse, it’s a desperate cry for help. That sounds like a job for the WaterSaver Landscape Coupon! Turfgrass is the default filler in most San Antonio landscapes, [...]
Make Sure Your Sprinklers Sprinkle
Notice a ghostly mist lingering over your landscape? It’s the in-ground sprinklers screaming they are under pressure. You’ve probably seen it before, clouds of a foggy mist spewing out of the [...]
