“Central Texas Xeriscaping” may evoke desert imagery, but our region demands a targeted approach to xeriscape that defies this aesthetic. There’s no clear way to conserve resources by building a desert within a larger landscape that’s not a desert. And that the original goals of xeriscape all point directly to resource conservation. But let’s be …
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What is a Rain Garden? At Maas Verde, rain gardens are focal to our process. But…what are they? Isn’t every garden technically a “rain garden?” While you could apply the description to any planted area that gets rained on, a proper rain garden has a specific structure and function. Technically, a rain garden consists of …
What’s Going on Here? Unless you live under a very warm rock, you’re well aware Central Texas can easily turn into an icebox at the drop of a hat. Proper vegetation management during these freezing conditions is crucial for safeguarding plant life. If you’ve braved the frozen tundra, you may have seen plants doing some …
Tips For Winterizing a Garden in Central Texas Temperatures have finally dropped (maybe for good), and there’s one thing on every Texas cultivator’s mind: winterizing the garden. Whether you’re a homeowner with landscape shrubs, an avid gardener with colorful flower beds, or a farm-to-table vegetable grower using steel planter boxes, you know how important it …