Gardening Design

Rain Garden Design

Houston can be a very difficult environment for garden designers. The heavily compacted, clay-like soil of our landscape makes it hard for the roots of certain plants and trees to gain a sturdy foothold in the earth. Heavy rains can suddenly flash flood yards and streets in a matter of hours, drowning and killing plants that lack professionally-installed drainage systems. These are not the only challenges that garden designers are faced with, either. In summer months, high humidity often pus

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Houston can be a very difficult environment for garden designers. The heavily compacted, clay-like soil of our landscape makes it hard for the roots of certain plants and trees to gain a sturdy foothold in the earth. Heavy rains can suddenly flash flood yards and streets in a matter of hours, drowning and killing plants that lack professionally-installed drainage systems. These are not the only challenges that garden designers are faced with, either. In summer months, high humidity often pus





A very nice compact vegetable garden design. Be sure you get non-hybrid, no-HMO seeds so you can save $$ by recovering the seeds for re-planting! Hybrid and HMO seeds will not give you seeds that reproduce.. they are a waste of $. Consider setting this garden up with SOUTHERN EXPOSURE and in full daylight from 10 am to 3-4 pm, if possible. Also, if you can, set it near a downspout so you can capture rain water in a barrel for irrigation.

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A very nice compact vegetable garden design. Be sure you get non-hybrid, no-HMO seeds so you can save $$ by recovering the seeds for re-planting! Hybrid and HMO seeds will not give you seeds that reproduce.. they are a waste of $. Consider setting this garden up with SOUTHERN EXPOSURE and in full daylight from 10 am to 3-4 pm, if possible. Also, if you can, set it near a downspout so you can capture rain water in a barrel for irrigation.