From bitter cold and brutal heat to bone dry and waterlogged, wild weather swings are becoming the norm — making it a challenge for gardeners to maintain resilient landscapes. Fortunately, SAWS Spring Bloom — the premier gardening event of the season — is right around the corner on Saturday, March 9! The theme of this… Continue Reading Get ready to ‘Garden Like a Texan’ at SAWS Spring Bloom
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
Timing is everything when it comes to gardening. Our typically mild winters are ideal for getting some prep work done for a great spring garden. Clean up struggling or diseased plants. Leave the rest in place to enrich soil, reduce erosion and provide winter habitat for slumbering pollinators. Remove invasive weeds that may have taken… Continue Reading Six simple steps to a splendid spring garden
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
Tired of staring at your sad sod? Think beyond boring turf and consider something more exciting to replace it — and use SAWS WaterSaver coupons to do it! Your grass does not need to be thriving for you to use the coupons. As long as you’re not planning to put plants in an established bedding… Continue Reading Patches of thin grass? There’s a coupon for that!
The hiatus is history. The Bloom is back. After three long years of “pandemic pause,” Spring Bloom returns to SAWS Headquarters, Saturday, March 11! The free event is your prime opportunity to learn about gardening and landscape care from the pros — all while saving water. This year’s focus will be “What’s your GardenStyle?” To… Continue Reading Spring Bloom blossoming again
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 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
If there’s one thing COVID-19 has taught us, it’s how to adapt, especially when it comes to converting real-life events into virtual ones. SAWS’ 2021 Spring Bloom event is a prime example. This year’s event will be a four-day virtual extravaganza, March 10-13. You read that right: four days worth of expert gardening and landscape… Continue Reading Spring Bloom 2021 Goes Virtual
You may want to sit down for this: There is no such thing as a no-maintenance garden. Luckily there is such a thing as a low maintenance garden — one that only requires you to tackle five basic tasks before spring officially arrives. 1. Cut back perennials after the chance of freezing temperatures has passed,… Continue Reading 5 Steps To a Gorgeous Garden