Over the years we’ve had lots of questions about how to create a great yard while being wise with water. We’ve used the answers to those questions to create the downloadable information below. Even if you’re brand new to the world of lawn care and gardening, you can quickly learn to make the water-wise yard you’ve always wanted.
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Landscape Basics - Guide To Gardening In North Texas
Whether you’re new to gardening in general, or just new to gardening in the Lone Star State, understanding the nuances of the climate and soils are the first steps in planning and planting your outdoor space. With a little help from this guide, …
Wise Watering For a Beautiful Landscape
If your sprinkler system is not working properly, no matter how much you water the landscape suffers and water is wasted. Use this brochure to make sure your sprinkler system is properly operated and improved to efficiently apply water to your landscape.
Maintaining Sprinkler Systems
Sprinkler systems provide a convenient way to apply water to our landscapes. It is recommended to visually inspect your system running at least once a month it is in use, typically from April through October, and to correct any issues. Use this brochure to learn the parts of an …
Choosing the Right Plants for the Right Place
Gardening in North Texas means overcoming the unique challenges of our soils and climate. One of the keys to success is choosing plant material that is well adapted to our area, then incorporating them into a design where they will thrive season after …
Comprehensive Lawn Care
Healthy lawns have many benefits. They add aesthetic value, serve as useable outdoor spaces, provide temperature control and erosion protection. Unfortunately, lawn areas are often over-watered, over-fertilized, or over-applied with pesticides which effect the…
Native and Adapted Plants
Sustainable Living
The Nature Conservancy: Global Solutions
“New thinking on the most pressing issues facing people and the planet.” Including a look at solutions that build greater global water security.
National Geographic
Photography. Science. Travel. Adventure. Environment. Culture. Harnessing the power of science, exploration, and storytelling to change the world.
Pacific Institute
Global water think tank that provides science based thought leadership with active outreach to influence local, national, and international efforts in developing sustainable water policies.
Water News
Circle of Blue
Relevant, reliable, and actionable on-the-ground information about the world’s resource crises.
National Geographic: Freshwater
Features stories on freshwater that focus on water conservation, pollution, fish, and drinking water.
Our Desired Future
Multi-media project and story series on the fate of groundwater in Texas.
Science Daily – Water News
Latest science-based research news on water, climate, environment and health.
Texas Parks and Wildlife: The State of Water
In-depth reports explaining the condition or status of a variety Texas water supplies.
Texas Living Waters Project
News and information about Texas freshwater resources and the issues surrounding meeting the water needs of 28 million Texans.
Trib+Water
Newsletter published by the Texas Tribune every two weeks covering news, research, data, and other features on water issues in Texas.