Save water, time and money! Mark Gibbs guided us through the basics of creating water smart xeriscape. Water saving is very important to the people of Austin, and there is no better way to save water than installing drought-tolerant and adaptable plants. Mark introduced an informative green planting guide created by the City of Austin […]

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“Xeriscape” does not mean “zero landscape!” Simply put, it is designed with water-saving plants and water-saving technologies. Dick Peterson is a rainwater harvesting consultant and a member of the Austin Garden Club. He proposed the basic techniques for planting green. Moderator: Tom Spencer. . source

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“Xeriscape” does not mean “zero-scape!” Simply, it’s designing with water-thrifty plants and water-conserving techniques. Dick Peterson, rainwater harvesting consultant and member of the Garden Club of Austin hits the basic tips to grow green. Host: Tom Spencer.

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Friendly to kids, dogs and wild animals: this is what Stephanie and Tom Sloss hoped for when they renewed their gardens to protect and control the water sources in Deer Country. Landscape architect Robert Leeper has turned anxious footholds and passages into wrap-around family outdoor living and stylish reduction of the lawn’s native plant diversity. […]

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Daphne analyzed why the trunk of mature yucca would be directly folded in half. And, find out how to identify the invasive plant Cuscuta. . source

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West Texas Desert, near Presidio. Subscribe for more 4K aerial video of the most beautiful places in the world! Video Rating: / 5

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The Fort Worth Zoo is a zoo in Fort Worth, Texas, USA that was founded in 1909 with one lion, two bear cubs, an alligator, a coyote, a peacock and a few rabbits. The Zoo now is home to 5,000 native and exotic animals and has been named as a top zoo in the nation […]

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[Recorded August 29, 2014] Riding the elevator at the Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens at the UT El Paso campus in El Paso, Texas. This elevator is actually nice for a late 1990s installation because of the vintage-looking cab and the GAL JetPlus fixtures. Technical Specs – Brand: University of Texas Type: Hydraulic Installed: […]

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In their garden renovation to a low-water native plant design, Bobbie Tsukahara and Gil Starkey wanted to attract the three B’s: butterflies, birds, and bees. Working with Judy Walther and Troy Nixon from Environmental Survey Consulting, their organic, low-maintenance garden contributes to nature’s gifts, rather than depleting them. Video Rating: / 5

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John comes from sharing with you the top 7 crops that perform very well in his hot summer desert garden, where the temperature often exceeds 100 degrees. In this episode, John will take you to visit his backyard vegetable garden, share these crops with you, and tell you more about them. After watching this episode, […]

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See all top 5 free museums in El Paso Texas in just one day! I first checked the visiting hours of each museum and found out that they all open at 9AM and close at 5PM. Second, I mapped their distances from my location, so I would know which one is closest to me and […]

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Cactus plants are intelligent, complex and charming succulents. Darrell Dunten from Living Desert Ranch can grow them easily, even in containers. Moderator: Tom Spencer. . source

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Gotta love the winters here. Snow one day and almost gone the next 🙂 fall winter and spring in 3 days 🙂 Video Rating: / 5

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