Category Archives: Landscape Consultation
Landscape Patio Design for Living
Patios are an Extension of our Living Area Landscapes are most beautiful and effective when there is a space to enjoy the view. Patios that are designed to be a living area are one of the best assets of a home’s landscape, next to its trees. A well designed patio space is an ideal way …
Engelmann’s Daisy (engelmannia paristenia)
Engelmann’s Daisy is a native Texas plant that everyone should take a second look at. With its beautiful bright yellow Daisy flowers and bright green uniquely shaped leaves, it’s a stand alone plant or beautiful planted in mass. Native Plants Feed Native Bee’s and Wildlife Choosing native plants is so important when planning a landscape …
Extreme Heat and a Depressed Landscape
I keep thinking about the influx of people who’ve recently moved into my area over the last several years and what an awful surprise it must be to spend a real summer in Austin Texas. Not only is there oppressive, extreme heat and humidity for us, (exacerbated by concrete) but it’s down right depressing to …
Evergreen Plants for the Austin Landscape
While in the middle of a Central Texas “winter”, you’ll quickly notice a pattern of freezing/thawing/hot/repeat. If you think it’s confusing for you, imagine how your plants feel. Evergreen plants for Austin are more interesting than you may think. It’s especially frustrating when plants are in full bloom, then we get a hard freeze and …
Trees Deserve Respect
Owning or leasing property with saplings or mature trees is not only a gift to you, it is a gift to our planet and to our children’s future. Did you know that one mature tree produces enough oxygen for two people’s lifetimes? As if that’s not impressive enough, one mature 30 to 50’ shade tree …