With warmer weather here, now is a good time to tidy up your winter-browned perennials. Pruning dead and live branches encourages vigorous growth and new flowers. How much you remove depends on the species. ‘New Gold’ lantana and most salvias can be cut to 3 inches above the ground, or to where fresh new leaves… Continue Reading Spring clean your landscape
2025 marks year 13 for SAWS WaterSaver Landscape Coupons, and that makes it so very lucky — for your landscape and your wallet! That’s because the coupons are now more valuable than ever. New this year: Coupon value increased to $125 More native and well-adapted plant choices 1-gallon ornamental trees now eligible New Plant by… Continue Reading WaterSaver Landscape Coupons are back — bigger and better than ever!
If your sprinklers are slumbering, well done — because your lawn is still hibernating too. And that’s a good thing since we’re starting off 2025 still under watering rules. Occasional showers in December were a welcome relief, but they didn’t put an end to the ongoing drought. Back-to-back years of record heat paired with a… Continue Reading Don’t water — it’s still winter, and we’re still in Stage 3
It may not feel much cooler, but the days are getting shorter. That makes it the perfect time to enhance your outdoor living space and make water-saving changes to ease your budget. Landscape lacking shade? Now’s the time to get some trees in the ground. The milder temperatures provide excellent conditions for the roots to… Continue Reading Fall planting season is on the horizon
Spring moves fast in South Central Texas, with the first hot days showing up before many trees have even sprouted leaves. Now’s the time to start prepping your landscape for summer: Start mowing. Winter rains contributed to a bumper crop of winter weeds; mowing helps keep them from setting seed. Resist “weed and feed” fertilizer.… Continue Reading Summer is coming — is your garden ready?
If random spring-like temperatures have you itching to get gardening, go for it! There are a few maintenance tasks you can tackle now to prep for spring planting. Mow winter weeds repeatedly. Pinch back cool season herbs like cilantro, parsley and dill weekly. Prune perennials to 3 inches above the ground — but leave frozen… Continue Reading Tackle preseason landscape chores now
Given the ongoing drought this may surprise you, but May is historically one of our wetter months. That makes it the perfect time to tackle these tasks: Make sure your irrigation system has a working rain sensor. If the sensor is more than five years old, it’s time to replace it. Refresh the mulch in… Continue Reading Landscaping tips for May
Colorful, whimsical and low maintenance. Those are the common characteristics of cottage-style gardens — and what makes them our most popular Plant By Numbers landscape design. From curious yard art and meandering pathways to peculiar plants and edible herbs and vegetables, cottage gardens encourage visitors to linger and take it all in. Flowering plants and… Continue Reading Survey says: ‘Cottage Garden’ style ranks No. 1
It’s March and that means you’re probably hearing it call your name from local garden centers. Plug your ears and cover your eyes. Avoid the fertilizer. Fertilize now and you’ll only feed the weeds and help them spread. Weeds may be thriving in yards from cool season seeds left over from last year. It’s best… Continue Reading Forget fertilizer for now so weeds won’t win
You don’t have to be a master gardener to have a beautiful landscape. And you don’t need to toil for weeks just to give it a sprucing up. Our new Plant by Number plans will help you easily eliminate problem areas in your yard and replace them with gorgeous water-saving alternatives. Maybe the grass near… Continue Reading Plant like a pro, yo
