Looking for a tree to screen your fence? Savanah Hollies are a great choice. As an ornamental tree these top out at around 20′ tall. If planted with enough room to grow they need no trimming or shaping. They are drought tolerant and insect resistant. They even have red berries to provide color. Who says […]
We’re almost done at our Plano landscape installation. The plants, mulch and stone work is finished. Take a look… [vimeo clip_id=”31150959″ title=”0″ byline=”0″ portrait=”0″ html5=”1″ width=”640″ height=”360″]
We’re adding three or four fine shredded bark mulch to our Plano landscape. Mulch provides insulation during both summer and winter, holds in moisture and cuts down on weeds. We use the fine shredded mulch because it breaks down and puts organic material back into the soil. Want more useful lawn, landscape and sprinkler tips?Request […]
Today we’re working in the backyard. These gravel filled ditches were built to capture the water from a natural spring. The idea was a good one but there were two flaws. First, they took the water and drained it through the curb and down the street. What happen when you have an endless supply of […]
St. Augustine is a tropical plant. It doesn’t like 9 degree weather and it doesn’t like 109 degree weather with no rain so when it goes through stressful times like we’ve had this year it gets even by being susceptible to a fungus like Brown Patch. We are seeing more brown patch than normal this […]
There are a lot of similarities between decorating a home for Christmas and designing a landscape. In both landscaping and Christmas decorating you should always keep in mind what your purpose is and usually that purpose is to draw the eye toward the front door. There are several ways to accent a front door with […]
This is a pretty impressive video of how much water can come from a natural spring. We solved it by pumping the water from the reservoir shown in the video to the house sewer line. The pump runs about every 2 or 3 minutes. For years the home has had a constant stream of water […]
Most of our plants are in. We’ll finish the installation of the plants today and start in on the mulch tomorrow. Interested in a landscape design? Fill in the Contact Us form and we’ll set up an appointment.
Here is a list of links to the current water restrictions in our area. I don’t think Dallas has mandatory water restrictions and I didn’t see any for Addiso, Garland or Rowlett on their city websites… Allen Water Restrictions Frisco Water Restrictions Murphy Water Restrictions Plano Water Restrictions Richardson Water Restrictions Sachse Water Restrictions Don’t […]
Most of the cities in the Dallas area will be switching to their stage 3 water restrictions as of November 1st. In general that means an every two week schedule. Since the watering you should be doing in the fall is roughly half of what you would do in the summer, the simplest method of […]