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Making the most of your yard, time, and money begins with the Texas Smartscape CD. Whether you're looking to create a lush landscape or just adding a few plants to your garden, the CD is the right tool for the job. It's an interactive gardening guide that'll help you plan and design a beautiful landscape that's easy to maintain. You don't have to be an expert gardener to achieve professional results. |
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Increase your property value by making some landscape improvements | |||
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Turn your yard into a visual masterpiece | |||
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Bring nature back into your neighborhood | |||
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Create butterfly bonanzas...hummingbird havens...and a rich habitat of diversity for other Texas wildlife | |||
| Texas Smartscape offers North Texas residents a bounty of information about landscaping for beauty, economic, and environmental benefits. The CD features an interactive "how to" guide that walks you through the Smartscape planning and design concept. It encourages the planting of native and adapted perennials, shrubs, and trees that thrive in our area. It'll show you how to make the most of your yard. With over 200 plants to select from, you'll be able to find the ones that meet the specific growing conditions of your property. |
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As a Smartscape gardener, you'll be promoting an ecologically friendly way to manage your landscape, conserve water, and even protect our water supplies. Here are some of the benefits... |
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Many native plants are drought-tolerant, so they need less water and are easier to maintain. Going native will reduce your summertime plant casualty. | ||
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About half of our water consumption during warm months is for outdoor use. Using less water will lower your water bill. | ||
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Smartscape features plants with built in defense mechanisms that significantly reduce the need for fertilizers and pesticides. By decreasing our dependence on lawn care products, we can keep harmful chemicals from washing into our waterways during a downpour. That means a cleaner environment for all of us to enjoy. | ||
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Smartscape settings can provide a desirable sanctuary for songbirds, butterflies, and other Texas wildlife. | |
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Smartscape projects are fun for the whole family. Get the kids involved. They are natural born diggers who can really appreciate the hands on opportunity of a gardening facelift. | ||
| You can pick up your free copy of the Texas Smartscape CD at the Environmental Services Department. (City Hall, 1945 E. Jackson Road, at the intersection of Jackson and Josey.) If you can, burn a copy for a friend. You'll be doing them a favor and saving us a little money. Thanks. For more information call us: 972-466-3060. | |||
| Go to our links page for a list of landscaping sites that'll help you expand your gardening horizons. | |||