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Does my Sprinkler System Need to be Automatic?
Installing a new sprinkler system is a huge undertaking. As such, many homeowners and businesses want to make sure they get exactly what they want in an installation. But not everything is optional. Irrigation in Texas is regulated by the Texas Commission on...
How to Know if You Have a Mouse or Rat Problem
Droppings Recent rodent droppings are one way to be certain that rats or mice are present. New droppings are dark and moist. As droppings age, they dry out and become old and gray and easily crumble if touched. Mouse droppings are small, less than one-quarter inch,...
Should I Plant in the Fall?
Fall is the ideal time to plant all kinds of things yet when it comes to planting many homeowners think Spring is the best time. Milder temperatures during initial root growth as opposed to Spring planting and the harsh summer temperatures give roots a great head...
Engineered Retaining Walls
Retaining walls are structures designed to restrain soil to unnatural slopes. They are used to bound soils between two different elevations often in areas of terrain possessing undesirable slopes or in areas where the landscape needs to be shaped severely and...
What’s the best grass to use in East Texas?
It depends… what do you want it for? Do you want it for your children and pets to run around on in your yard? Zoysia grass is the most comfortable, thick, beautiful grass you can buy in East Texas. It is twice the cost of other grasses, but you’re paying for the...
Principles Of Landscape Design
Unity is obtained by the effective use of components in design to express the main idea through consistent style. Unity can be achieved by using mass plantings of one plant and repetition using the same plant in different areas. Each area of the landscape must...