Journal
Short essays on plants, soil, weather, and the small decisions that add up to a good garden. Written by Andrew, mostly on Saturday mornings, mostly with a cup of coffee gone cold.
Sept 14, 2024
If your St. Augustine lawn looks defeated by mid-summer, the lawn is not the problem — the species choice is. Here are five replacements that will look better in August than your lawn does in May.
July 2, 2024
Caliche is not a curse. It's a starting point. A short essay on what limestone-derived soils want from us, and how to give it to them without spending a fortune on amendments.
Oct 8, 2024
Almost every native and adapted Hill Country plant we install does better when planted in October than in March. Here's why — and a short list of what to plant when.
Jan 18, 2024
We tracked irrigation usage across 27 of our installed gardens during the brutal summer of 2023. The results surprised us, and changed how we plan irrigation zones now.
May 24, 2024
There are dozens of beautiful Texas-quarried stones. We use three of them, almost exclusively. Here's the unglamorous reasoning.
Nov 11, 2024
On the case for not cleaning up. Why the seedheads, the brown stems, and the leaf litter your neighbors are blowing into bags are the most important wildlife habitat your yard has.
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