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Planning/Design

Category includes topics associated with how to plan for your yard. Provides design principles that are regularly used by landscape design professionals, as well as design samples.
Home » Planning/Design
 The Considerate Uninvited Guest
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By Cleveland Powell
In Planning/Design, Plants, Starter Gardener, Wildlife
Posted August 24, 2021

The Considerate Uninvited Guest

If you’ve seen a boastfully bright orange butterfly beating about your bushes, there may be a passionflower vine hiding in plain sight. Sometimes, uninvited guests can actually be helpful. [...]

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 Thin Soil? Don’t Fight It — Exploit It!
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By Juan Soulas
In Maintenance, Planning/Design, Plants
Posted August 10, 2021

Thin Soil? Don’t Fight It — Exploit It!

No matter where your home is located, the key to a thriving, water-saving landscape is one that works with — not against — its natural characteristics. Nestled in the Texas Hill Country, San [...]

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 Make Your Home and Yard Bird Friendly
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By Guest Author
In How-to do Stuff, Landscaping, Planning/Design, Plants, Wildlife
Posted July 27, 2021

Make Your Home and Yard Bird Friendly

The risk to our flying friends posed by human-made objects can be significant. But you can help keep them safe with these simple tips. by Andrew Barrett It’s a common sight in spring or summer, a [...]

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 Don’t Water More — Water Wiser
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By Seth Patterson
In Irrigation, Planning/Design, Starter Gardener
Posted July 6, 2021

Don’t Water More — Water Wiser

Adding extra days to your irrigation system schedule won’t quench your landscape’s thirst. But it will soak your water bill. Central and South Texas have been blessed with an unprecedented amount [...]

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 How To Water Less This Summer
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By Adolph Garcia
In Landscaping, Planning/Design, Rebates & Coupons, Summer
Posted June 15, 2021

How To Water Less This Summer

From creating shade to getting rid of some grass, there are a few ways to reduce your water use during the hottest, driest months of the year. As the summer heat settles in, more and more water [...]

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 Design a Rain Garden Using WaterSaver Coupons
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By Sarah Galvan
In Extras, Planning/Design, Rebates & Coupons, Summer
Posted May 25, 2021

Design a Rain Garden Using WaterSaver Coupons

Want to build a rain garden, but not sure where to start? Consider your landscape’s sun and shade situation before you pick your plants. With all the rain we’ve been getting — and the possibility [...]

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 Got Pets? Beware These Toxic Plants.
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By Guest Author
In Extras, Landscaping, Planning/Design, Starter Gardener
Posted April 6, 2021

Got Pets? Beware These Toxic Plants.

There are lots of plants with some degree of toxicity to pets, but most are not a threat except in extreme cases of allergy or unusual consumption.  By Calvin Finch, Ph.D. If your experience with [...]

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 Give Your Landscape a Fresh Start
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By Gail Gallegos
In Extras, Landscaping, Planning/Design, Plants
Posted March 16, 2021

Give Your Landscape a Fresh Start

That killer freeze gave you the perfect opportunity to make your yard more drought and cold resistant with plants that can handle our sizzling summers and weather our winters. Did your landscape [...]

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 Wildscape for Wildlife
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By Guest Author
In Landscaping, Planning/Design, Plants, Wildlife
Posted December 29, 2020

Wildscape for Wildlife

By Calvin Finch Ph.D., Guest Author Entice the widest selection of feathered finery with thickets and tangles. The most attractive landscape to the widest selection of birds is one that offers [...]

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 Working With a Landscape Designer
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By Mark Peterson
In Landscaping, Outdoor Living, Planning/Design, Winter
Posted December 8, 2020

Working With a Landscape Designer

December and January are an excellent time to put your thoughts down on paper and begin researching resources. Even now when most of my communication with customers happens via email, one of the [...]

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