How-to do Stuff

Creatively arranging plants and pathways around a small patch of lawn can get you on course for long-term water savings and garden envy. Look at a brand-new cookie-cutter landscape and you’ll see [...]

Most of our programs are designed to minimize or eliminate grass in your landscape. But if you absolutely must, plan on plenty of preparation and patience. Laying sod is not recommended during [...]

Blowing grass clippings and leaves into the street may be simpler and save time, but these materials can clog stormwater drains, harming rivers, streams and neighborhoods. A sure sign of spring, [...]

Turns out it’s no contest, and the answer may surprise you. Read this before you put in that new lawn. Turf installation may be the single biggest water user in the lifetime of a residential [...]

The month of March officially launches gardening season in San Antonio — and SAWS is ready to help you get off to a great start with our virtual “Spring Into Gardening” webinar series. Whether [...]

Bursting with ideas on how to make your yard a water-saving beauty? Use our coupons and rebates to help make your outdoor living dreams come true! Gardening itch got you scratching already? [...]

When done correctly, pruning in springtime increases foliage, flowers and pollinators. Shortly, our flowering perennials such as salvia, penstemon, lantana, and esperanza will awaken from their [...]

It’s great to get outdoors and collect natural elements of the season that can add a little post-holiday cheer to your entryway. In South Texas, our mostly-mild winters can be perfect for [...]

Bugs and good grub. These are two tasty reasons an armored, insect-eating mammal may be digging about your yard. Have you ever been rushing out the door on your way to work only to suddenly be [...]

Grab a cuppa and a cozy spot and spend the winter lull binge-watching our gardening webinars. Winter weekends are the perfect time to wrap yourself in a fuzzy blanket and settle in to catch up on [...]