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Creating a Sun Chart for Your Landscape
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 …
Summertime is for Landscape Design!
Does Your Yard Have Resting Bitch Face?
Subtle changes can make a huge difference in your landscape. Turn bland into grand by accentuating what works, and updating what doesn’t.
You Don’t Have a Black Thumb, You Just Haven’t Cultivated a Green One Yet
Time and time again I hear from potential clients, friends and acquaintances, “I have a black thumb, so I pretty much kill everything”. Every time my response is the same, “We are inherently designed to be gardeners so I will bet that you have not chosen the right soil and plants for the space”. Upon …
Landscape Design using Architecture, Stone and Clever Stuff!
In Central Texas we are in a long running drought only getting worse with each season. I do many, many landscape consultations and landscape designs each year assisting my clients in reducing their lawn to save water, but how do you justify planting new plants into a huge area when a lack of water is …