Limestone raised beds and a mandala-designed food forest honor resourceful permaculture tenets. Framed by historic live oak trees in cozy Lockhart, limestone raised beds and a mandala-designed food ...

"Gonna thrive!" Homeowners share video after building brilliant solution for backyard flooding issue: 'A great idea' first ...

Many farmers and gardeners have heard the term bio-swale, but the exact definition—much less how and why to build one—is elusive for most. To get right to the point, a bio-swale is basically a fancy ...

When Laura Davison decided to spend some of her inheritance on landscaping the weedy slope next to her house, she knew she wanted a garden that would nourish both the land and her family. She also ...

How much rainwater have you kept in your yard so far this season? It's not too late to start harvesting it. Indeed, this is the best time to do some simple earthworks to take advantage of free ...

Whew! At last we are getting some serious rain in the north state this season. We all agree that rainwater is precious — so why do we try so hard to move it off our property? On city and suburban lots ...

Last year, we dug more than 6,000 feet of swales and berms on our farm to serve as an integrated permaculture orchard and silvopasture. In this video, I walk you through our process from planning to ...

Retaining walls can be used on a large berm or hill in your landscape. Neil Sperry Special to the Star-Telegram Builders go to a lot of trouble to level the land before they start pouring foundations.