New website!

Finally we have a framework for the new website and some of the pics, too. Look for an image-driven site to be up just after the Dallas waterwise tour on June 6th.

Come and See How Beautiful Using Less Water Can Be!

Come and See How Beautiful Using Less Water Can Be!

FREE Water-Wise Landscape Tour - Saturday, June 6, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00p.m.

Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) invites you to attend take the self-guided tour that showcases Water-Wise landscapes throughout Dallas and surrounding cities. Feel free to choose your own route and visit as many of the landscapes as you like. The Dallas County Master Gardeners will be conducting free, 15-minute Micro Talks on Water-Wise landscape topics. The Micro Talks will start at the top of each hour at the tour's headquarter locations. The first 150 visitors at each of the three tour headquarters will receive a free hose nozzle and rain gauge. For more information on the tour go to SaveDallasWater.com or call (214)670-3155.

Pause

Beginning today, we will not be taking on new designs or consultations until after the Dallas waterwise tour on June 6th. Thanks to everyone who made this a hopping spring!

Incentives are coming, the Incentives ARE COMING

We are launching a referral-based incentive program this summer. It will be temporary, a test-drive, if you will, running June through August. Basically, we will pay you money for referring your friends, families and neighbors to us for online consultation or design. Might even pay double if you refer people living in markets outside Dallas-Ft Worth-Denton (e.g., Austin, San Antonio, Houston, etc.) We are still working on the details; check back for the official announcement!

Schedule Updates

We have taken on enough consultations and designs to keep us busy through the end of May. Of course, you are always welcome to contact us about your project, but we can't geet started on it until after June 1st.

Website in the works

Seriously, I know it's been a long while. It took much longer than expected to find the right layout. And frankly EVERYTHING takes much longer with a little one running around. But we finally have a new and improved, photo-driven website in the works. I'm writing content this week, about half the pics are web-ready, so something should be up in about a week. Hurrah!

Our own Awards Season

City of Dallas will host its 14th annual WaterWise Landscape Tour on Saturday, June 6th, 9am to 3pm. For the third year in a row we have a winning project! In 2007 one of our full-sun projects in West Plano won, and in 2008 a deep-shade project in far North Dallas won. This year we have TWO winning projects! One is mostly sun in far North Dallas, and the other -- mixed lighting conditions -- is located in West Plano. The deep-shade project that won last year will also be included on the tour. We hope you will come out to enjoy the gardens, chat with us and the homeowners, and maybe learn a little about sustainable landscaping.

The first year David and I were onsite all day leading tours and answering questions. Last year he and Keith of Appealing Gardens Landscape took over, and Baby Sage and I stopped by for about an hour. This year, with multiple locations on the tour, we ALL will be on-hand, somewhere, probably moving around between the projects. As the date approaches, and the tour locations are announced, we'll post here our itinerary for the day. Please check back.