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Sustainable Landscape Design

What is a Sustainable Landscape When our clients ask to create a sustainable landscape design for their project, or they tell us that they want Xeriscape Landscaping, the majority of the time what they are asking is for us to specify low maintenance, drought-tolerant plant materials.  While selecting the right plant materials for a sustainable…
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Categories: Sustainable Landscape

More States Require Pressure-Regulating Spray Heads

New Requirements Regarding Pressure-Regulating Spray Heads | Is your State Affected? Here at Evergreen Design Group, we have long been solid proponents of specifying and recommending the use…
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Categories: Landscape Irrigation, Sustainable Landscape

Landscape Ordinances | City of Houston vs Harris County (Texas)

While the City of Houston Landscape Ordinance and the Harris County Landscape Ordinance are remarkably similar, there are some critical differences as well.   Street Trees:  One tree (minimum 1 1/2" caliper, 6' tall) is required per 30 feet of street frontage.  Hint:  You cannot deduct approaches.  The dimension you show must match the dimension shown…
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Categories: Landscape Ordinances