Once per week watering is a pain in the neck to calculate. As mentioned in our article on watering once per week, at best you’ll need 6 start times. You have to calculate how long the total watering time will be so the Water Police don’t ticket you accidentally running past your allotted time. Is […]
Most cities in the Dallas area have settled on a once per week watering schedule. Is that enough to keep your lawn and landscape healthy? Unless you have a very large lawn and landscape, the answer is yes. Most cities allow watering from midnight to 10am and from 6pm until midnight which is 16 hour. […]
Portulaca, otherwise known as moss rose, is makes a carpet of bright colors – yellow, red, orange and white. They reach about 6″ in height. These love the heat so much they are almost desert plants. You have to make sure they’re in full sun most of the day because as the sun goes down […]
Pentas are another good choice for an annual in a sunny location in the north Dallas area. They reach about 12″ in height and have red, pink and purple blooms. They are very hardy and, since they’re not quite as popular as some annuals, they stand out as a little different from the rest.
Profusion Zinnias are a good choice for an annual in a sunny location in the north Dallas area. They reach about 12″ in height and have warm yellow, orange or white color. As with most summer annuals you have to be careful not to over water them or they’ll develop a fungus.
A week or so ago the water board relaxed its water restrictions. As usual, each city has its own twist on the requirements so here is a list of the current water restrictions by city: Allen Water Restrictions Dallas Water Restrictions Frisco Water Restrictions Fairview Water Restrictions Garland Water Restrictions Murphy Water Restrictions Plano Water […]
This Robin has been checking out our landscape work ever since we started. While we work in one corner he checks out the other. My bet is he’s glad we’re done so he can enjoy his new home. Even the wildlife thinks we do natural landscapes.