Chill your garden
Landscapes are still simmering under the Texas sun, but you can dial down your yard’s temperature with these tips and tricks. Summer, you have officially overstayed your welcome! With scorching [...]
Air conditioning condensate: A hidden resource
With some simple modifications, this valuable byproduct can benefit your landscape and local wildlife. Every drop of water counts, especially when temperatures soar in San Antonio. As our air [...]
Nurture your relationship with your landscape
Striking a balance between your wants and needs is essential to a happy, healthy relationship with your garden. The bond between humans and plants is as ancient as the history of our species. As [...]
Wipe out summer weeds the natural way
Weeds are a part of life if you garden, but constantly pulling them doesn’t have to be. Every garden or landscape has weeds. It’s the nature of the beast. Sometimes, it takes just as much time to [...]
Now is not a good time to plant grass
Homeowner’s associations aim to maintain neighborhood standards, but they can’t legally require you to replace or water your brown lawn. If you’re a homeowner in San Antonio, your community may [...]
These evergreen shrubs are the tops
Check out our list of a dozen delightful native screens and hedges for your perimeter planting pleasure. San Antonio is at the extreme endpoint of so many eco-regions — the Texas Hill Country, [...]
How to water established trees
It’s natural to be concerned for our shady friends in this scorching heat. Rest assured they’re pretty tough, but you can help them weather the drought. It’s a question that comes up during any [...]
Don’t underestimate your plants
Plants have developed unique characteristics to help them beat the heat and many other weather extremes. By Mark Peterson Plants, as far as I know, don’t have nerves or organs that require [...]
Is drought the new normal?
Water conservation is everyone’s responsibility. What you do at your home or business to save water really does make a difference. For those who don’t know, San Antonio is in a drought-prone [...]
Your sprinkler system is trying to tell you something
Baffled by spots, stripes or other odd patterns in your lawn? Before you chalk it up to alien crop circles, you might want to inspect your irrigation system. Summer in Texas always means high [...]
