Plan Your Coupon Project
Turn your turf-heavy yard into a more sustainable, water-saving landscape that adds interest and value to your home.
Why Replace Your Lawn?
In Central Texas, water is the hot commodity. Replacing your lawn with WaterSaver landscaping plants and a patio can reduce your water use, save money and create a more interesting and beneficial yard.
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Design Your Coupon Project
Landscapes
- Dreary to Dream Garden in Six Easy Steps. Creating your ultimate landscape oasis is simple if you follow these simple steps.
- Want an Ideal Landscape? Think in Threes! The most enchanting outdoor spaces incorporate three elements: lawn, beds and pervious patio.
- Landscape Designs. Duplicate our designs or use them as inspiration for your own garden.
- Plant by Numbers. Plans are designed like a blueprint with numbered areas that you fill in with corresponding plants.
Add Outdoor Living
- Easy-to-Add Living Space for Your Landscape. Building a flagstone patio is like assembling a puzzle. Just follow our simple steps.
- How to Build a Flagstone Patio. A well-designed patio is a worthwhile DIY project with long-term value and enjoyment.
- Want to add additional hardscape or a wooden deck? Apply for the Outdoor Living Rebate.Â
Benefits
- Less yard work.
- Promotes a healthy ecosystem.
- More sustainable and appropriate to Central Texas.
Prep Your Yard
Measuring 200 Square Feet
Use measuring wheels, tapes or other tools from your garden shed.
Removing Grass
There are several ways to remove your grass.
Sun vs. Shade
Determine your site’s exposure and learn the difference between sun and shade.
Final Inspection Checklist
SAWS will use this checklist to review photo(s) for each home that has redeemed a WaterSaver Landscape Coupon. The landscape must pass the inspection for the homeowner to be eligible for any future SAWS Conservation programs.
Landscape Coupon Photo Inspection
- Bed size must be at least 200 square feet per landscape coupon redeemed.
- Is there organic or inorganic mulch in the bed?
- Does the bed appear to be new?
- Are sprinkler heads absent from planting area?
- Are plants from the package planted in the bed?
- Are the plants in good condition?
- Done with your project? The final step is to send in photos of your completed project for inspection.
