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
Given the ongoing drought this may surprise you, but May is historically one of our wetter months. That makes it the perfect time to tackle these tasks: Make sure your irrigation system has a working rain sensor. If the sensor is more than five years old, it’s time to replace it. Refresh the mulch in… Continue Reading Landscaping tips for May
Colorful, whimsical and low maintenance. Those are the common characteristics of cottage-style gardens — and what makes them our most popular Plant By Numbers landscape design. From curious yard art and meandering pathways to peculiar plants and edible herbs and vegetables, cottage gardens encourage visitors to linger and take it all in. Flowering plants and… Continue Reading Survey says: ‘Cottage Garden’ style ranks No. 1
It’s March and that means you’re probably hearing it call your name from local garden centers. Plug your ears and cover your eyes. Avoid the fertilizer. Fertilize now and you’ll only feed the weeds and help them spread. Weeds may be thriving in yards from cool season seeds left over from last year. It’s best… Continue Reading Forget fertilizer for now so weeds won’t win
You don’t have to be a master gardener to have a beautiful landscape. And you don’t need to toil for weeks just to give it a sprucing up. Our new Plant by Number plans will help you easily eliminate problem areas in your yard and replace them with gorgeous water-saving alternatives. Maybe the grass near… Continue Reading Plant like a pro, yo
The calendar says autumn is upon us, but Mother Nature makes the rules. While it may not feel much cooler, the days are gradually getting shorter — making fall the perfect time to enhance your outdoor living space. (Hint: our Outdoor Living Rebate and WaterSaver Landscape Coupon can help!) Landscape lacking shade? Now is the… Continue Reading It’s September … but is it really fall yet?
The month of March officially launches gardening season in San Antonio — and SAWS is ready to help you get off to a great start with our virtual “Spring Into Gardening” webinar series, Saturday, March 12. Whether you’re a newbie or have a glistening green thumb, these interactive online discussions will help you begin a… Continue Reading Spring Into Gardening Season With SAWS
It’s no secret that birds fly south for the winter. For a wide variety of species, mild-wintered San Antonio is south enough. Roving flocks of warblers, vireos, sparrows, waxwings, wrens, kinglets and more join our year-round residents like cardinals, jays, chickadees and titmice. And while seed and suet do a fine job of attracting birds… Continue Reading Welcome Winter Wildlife
Summertime, with its stifling heat and scant precipitation, is not the ideal time to plant. The best thing you can do for your parched landscape right now is prep it for autumn planting — especially if you want to take advantage of SAWS’ WaterSaver Coupons. Here’s what you can do now: Add compost to turf… Continue Reading Don’t Plant — Prep Instead
