How-to Videos

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

There’s plenty of help for using and programming your in-ground irrigation system. So grab a snack and beverage and tune in to these how-to videos. Although hand-watering or a simple hose-end [...]

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 [...]

Wonky controller settings are the biggest culprit of residential water waste and high water bills. Luckily, taming your unruly timer — and preventing water waste — is as easy as 1-2-3! Are you [...]

Fire ants have been the bane of landscape enjoyment for many years in Texas. Fear not, there’s an easy and effective three-ingredient remedy you can concoct at home. Temperatures are [...]

Two intrepid women, Lee Marlowe with the San Antonio River Authority and Heather Ginsberg with San Antonio Water System, brave raging wind and rain to tell everyone about the elements and virtues [...]

WaterSaver landscapes are composed of no more than 50 percent turf — less is even better. Although some grass varieties need less water than others, all grasses require more water than mulched [...]