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Customize your own holiday door décor with just a few materials — including one that’s absolutely free and widely available this time of year: ball moss. Forget a store-bought wreath that looks [...]

No lawn? No worries. But if you have a yard full of grass in the sun, this time of year can be rough. Follow our tips for a landscape that’s Texas-tough. It’s that time of year again – hot, hot, [...]

When it comes to gardening, what happens in Vegas should stay in Vegas. Here’s why Sin City’s gravel-gilded grounds aren’t a good gamble in Texas’ terrain. There’s a common misconception that [...]

Understory is the unsung hero of your landscape, providing critical habitat for wildlife and requiring zero maintenance. Yet, it’s often underutilized. Here’s why you should love it and leave it [...]

The Sweetheart Rose is ideally suited for smaller, very sunny yards. Lucky for you, it’s also an EarthKind rose and is included in the spring 2016 WaterSaver Landscape Coupon plant list. The [...]

Rocks rock when you use them strategically and effectively. But rocks are not a requirement of a water-savvy landscape. We’ll give you three reasons why. Recently I’ve had many people say SAWS [...]

It’s a new year for new resolutions. If walking is one of yours, lace up your sneakers and stroll some of our favorite haunts for exercise and landscape ideas. Now that the holidays and holiday [...]

Summertime is grillin’ time. I think most San Antonians would agree that summertime is grillin’ time. Steaks, ribs, chicken, sausage, burgers and shrimp all end up on the grill at some [...]

San Antonio’s climate and geology are ideal for a Mediterranean garden. There have been a lot of stories in the news recently about the benefits of the Mediterranean diet . It turns out a [...]

Do you have water conservation ideas that’ll help make San Antonio a more sustainable city now and in the future? We want to hear them! Please join us at San Antonio’s first-ever [...]