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Category Archives: Xeriscape design austin

Edible Landscapes in Austin

Edible and perennial landscape design

I have said it for years and I’ll say it again, you have never tasted fruit, veggies or herbs until you eat them right from the garden, or grow it yourself. Store bought fruit and vegetables are picked prematurely so they arrive a proper color on the outside, but the inside can be very different. …

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“Everybody Needs a Piece of The Lisa!”

Step by step instructions to a successful landscape.

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Creating a Sun Chart for Your Landscape

Xeriscape design, Austin, low water color

Texas sun is not like other sun. Yes, I know it is the same one…but I have traveled all over the country and lived here for 35 years and I’m telling you, Texas has a special kind of sun conditions for people and plants. Much like the desert heat, we get intensely long days with …

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Summertime is for Landscape Design!

Landscape design_Lisa LaPaso

So, spring is over and you’ve allowed another season to go by without making the progress you had hoped for? Or maybe you were overzealous and made some “interesting” choices you are now unsure of and it’s too hot to do much about it.  Whatever your trepidation or reason for delay, you are in luck, …

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Landscape Design, Austin

Landscape Design austin_Lisa LaPaso

If you’re looking for a residential landscape designer to provide you with a scaled drawing and an education on how to care for your landscape, you are in the right place.I am and have been a landscape designer and educational consultant in the Austin and surrounding area for over 20 years. As a Master Gardener and …

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