Why not paradise or at least a living plant for Valentine’s Day?
Flowers are all well and good, but you give them every time and they only last for a week. If you are in a committed relationship, and you have dug in for the long haul, then perhaps it’s time to demonstrate that love with something that has roots and can last for years. Of course, [...]
Your Landscaping Agenda – January
January is the start of the new year, which also means new beginnings for your Austin landscape and garden. This is also the season for quick, hard freezes, which you MUST look out for over the next 90 days. If a freeze is coming, then be sure to water everything well before hand. Do NOT [...]
All the wonderful vendors!
Our participation in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Bastrop was a huge success, but we could not have done it without all of our wonderful donors and volunteers. Thank you all so much for your donations, time and effort to help Bastrop at a time when they need it the most. Here is a list of [...]
Extreme Makeover Home Edition in Bastrop, TX
We are very excited and proud to announce that we will be providing landscaping services to the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Bastrop over the course of the next two weeks. Bastrop has been on our hearts and minds these past few months, as has Steiner Ranch. Most of our relief efforts have been through [...]
Mulch Much? Proper mulching is essential to a healthy Austin landscape…
Typically this is one of the best times of year here in Austin to consider re-mulching your property. We are between the super hot months where your last layer of mulch took a serious beating from the sun and heat, and the colder months where freezing can occur and the soil needs a solid layer [...]
Trees, fires and creating fire-resistant spaces in Central Texas
Recently Bastrop County in Central Texas experienced a series of devastating fires that destroyed over 1,500 homes and over 40,000 acres, including large swaths of Lost Pines. Here is the deal though, Bastrop is a unique area in Central Texas when it comes to flora. Most of central Texas serves as a planting ground to [...]
Annuals vs Perennials – Why plant both?
Lots of folks ask us what is the difference between perennials and annuals, and should they plant both? Annuals are flowers that, from seed, grow, bloom, seed and die in one growing season. These types of flowers usually bloom between late spring and (for Austin) late Autumn. Perennials are plants that live three years or [...]
