Calling all San Antonio homeowners: Are you ready to create a landscape that’s resilient and uses less water? SAWS WaterSaver Landscape Coupons are back to help you do just that — with a few seasonal improvements. There’s no doubt that spring is a good time to plant. But fall is even better! With that in… Continue Reading WaterSaver Landscape Coupons return, tailored for the seasons
The Texas drought is far from over – but if you want a water saver garden bed with solid roots by next summer, San Antonio Water System’s recommended ‘Pause’ is over. Now’s the time to get planting! And SAWS can help save up to $500 when replacing grass with a new bed of qualifying drought… Continue Reading Start Your Landscapes! SAWS coupons now activated for fall planting
Intense summer heat is already here — don’t stand outside with a hose all summer long. Press pause on landscape planting projects and wait to plant in fall instead — AND get paid a $25 rebate for waiting! Participation is simple: Select a 200 square foot section of struggling lawn to convert to a planting… Continue Reading Remember to pause planting
From individual yards to whole neighborhood landscapes, the drought is affecting everyone. That’s why SAWS wants to work with homeowner and neighborhood associations to promote balanced, beautiful landscaping options that will help get us through the challenging summer season. SAWS is hosting five meetings for neighborhood associations to talk about drought and home landscapes —… Continue Reading Homeowner and neighborhood associations: SAWS wants to work with you!
With warmer weather here, now is a good time to tidy up your winter-browned perennials. Pruning dead and live branches encourages vigorous growth and new flowers. How much you remove depends on the species. ‘New Gold’ lantana and most salvias can be cut to 3 inches above the ground, or to where fresh new leaves… Continue Reading Spring clean your landscape
2025 marks year 13 for SAWS WaterSaver Landscape Coupons, and that makes it so very lucky — for your landscape and your wallet! That’s because the coupons are now more valuable than ever. New this year: Coupon value increased to $125 More native and well-adapted plant choices 1-gallon ornamental trees now eligible New Plant by… Continue Reading WaterSaver Landscape Coupons are back — bigger and better than ever!
If your sprinklers are slumbering, well done — because your lawn is still hibernating too. And that’s a good thing since we’re starting off 2025 still under watering rules. Occasional showers in December were a welcome relief, but they didn’t put an end to the ongoing drought. Back-to-back years of record heat paired with a… Continue Reading Don’t water — it’s still winter, and we’re still in Stage 3
It may not feel much cooler, but the days are getting shorter. That makes it the perfect time to enhance your outdoor living space and make water-saving changes to ease your budget. Landscape lacking shade? Now’s the time to get some trees in the ground. The milder temperatures provide excellent conditions for the roots to… Continue Reading Fall planting season is on the horizon
Spring moves fast in South Central Texas, with the first hot days showing up before many trees have even sprouted leaves. Now’s the time to start prepping your landscape for summer: Start mowing. Winter rains contributed to a bumper crop of winter weeds; mowing helps keep them from setting seed. Resist “weed and feed” fertilizer.… Continue Reading Summer is coming — is your garden ready?
If random spring-like temperatures have you itching to get gardening, go for it! There are a few maintenance tasks you can tackle now to prep for spring planting. Mow winter weeds repeatedly. Pinch back cool season herbs like cilantro, parsley and dill weekly. Prune perennials to 3 inches above the ground — but leave frozen… Continue Reading Tackle preseason landscape chores now
