As interest in environmental sustainability grows, many homeowners also want yards that require less work. That’s why low-maintenance lawns are becoming so popular and I’m here for it. So how do you achieve this? As a conservationist, I’m an advocate for the “Kill...
Welcome to Austin, where we grow rocks! And if you’ve lived here for a while, you know what I mean. Central Texas sits on limestone caliche soils, and water conservation is a constant focus. Between ongoing water restrictions and rapid development, we simply don’t...
Have you ever heard the advice about avoiding shopping the inner isles at the grocery store? The deeper you go into those aisles, the more chemically laden and processed the food tends to be. Even “healthy” junk food is still processed junk food. As the modern...
As the summer heat sets in, the question on most of our brains is “How often should I water?” First, look at your soil. Do you have Clay, Sandy, Caliche, Loamy, or Arid Soils? Sandy soil drains fast while Caliche is hard to penetrate and Clay can get waterlogged...
Success starts with a healthy feeding of organic fertilizer like MicroLife Ultimate 8-4-6 paired with a liquid fertilizer such as Ocean Harvest! Seaweed-based liquid fertilizers help plants tolerate heat stress while improving pest and disease resistance. I highly...
It’s summer in ATX and you want to enjoy the outdoors but still stay cool. I’ve got my local favorite spots to share with you! First up, we have the center of the city, the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail around Lady Bird Lake, maintained by the Trail...
Every spring, I get the same questions from homeowners, landscapers, and property managers: “What fertilizer should I use?” and “How much do I really need?” Most of the confusion doesn’t come from the plants or the grass. It comes from misunderstanding what’s...
HUMATES EXPLAINED & WHY THEY ARE A LANDSCAPER & GARDENER’S BEST FRIEND Humate deposits are the ancient remains of prehistoric forests that grew uninhibited for millions of years, like the Amazon forest of today.As the surface of the earth changed, some of...
For garden enthusiasts or green thumbs looking to build healthier soil, grow stronger plants, and create more resilient landscapes, few tools are as versatile and effective as humates. Often referred to as ‘Concentrated Compost’, humates can be applied to any soil,...
I want to take a look at one of my favorite and often underrated native plants of the moment: Late Boneset (Eupatorium serotinum). A couple months ago, I noticed an unfamiliar plant growing in my lawn and decided to let it grow and boy did it grow! Now it stands...
