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Making the most of your yard, time, and money begins with Texas Smartscape. Whether you're looking to create a lush landscape or just adding a few plants to your garden, Texas Smartscape is the right tool for the job. It is an interactive gardening guide that will help you plan and design a beautiful landscape that is easy to maintain. You don't have to be an expert gardener to achieve professional results. The Texas Smartscape interactive gardening guide can be reviewed at the Texas Smartscape web site.
As a Smartscape gardener, you will be promoting an ecologically friendly way to manage your landscape, conserve water, and even protect our water supplies. Her are some of the benefits. * Many native plants are drought-tolerant, so they need less water and are easier to maintain. Going native will reduce your summertime plant casualty. * About half of our water consumption during warm months is for outdoor use. Using less water will lower your water bill. * 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. * Smartscape settings can provide a desirable sanctuary for songbirds, butterflies, and other Texas wildlife. * 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. * Landscaping improvements tend to increase your property values.
You can pick up your free copy of the Texas Smartscape CD at City Hall in the Environmental Services Department on the second floor. City Hall is located at 1945 E. Jackson Road, at the intersection of Jackson Road and Josey Lane. For more information please feel free to contact our office at (972) 466-3060. You can visit our Environmental Links Page to review a list of landscaping sites that will help you expand your gardening horizons. Other helpful materials and resources may be found at: |
Texas
Smartscape offers North Texas residents a bounty of information about
landscaping for beauty, economic, and environmental benefits. Texas
Smartscape features a "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 will show you how to make the most of your yard. It will
show you have to make the most of your yard and property. With over 200
plants to select from, you will be able to find the ones that meet the specific
growing conditions of your property.
