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Advice for Katy yards

Straight answers about drainage, irrigation and planting in this soil and this heat, from people who have worked here since 1989.

River-rock drainage bed routing water away from a Katy home
Drainage

Why Your Katy Yard Floods After Every Storm

Standing water in a Katy yard is usually gumbo clay plus nowhere for the water to go. Here is how to tell what is causing it and what actually fixes it.

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Backflow preventer on a Katy home, the part most likely to crack in a freeze
Sprinkler & Irrigation

Protecting Your Sprinkler System From a Texas Freeze

A hard freeze can crack backflow preventers, valves and exposed pipe. Here is what to do before the front arrives, and what to check after it thaws.

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Layered planting beds and stone borders on a Katy front yard
Landscaping

Plants That Actually Survive a Katy Summer

Katy summers punish the wrong plant choices. What actually holds up here, why sun exposure matters more than the tag says, and how to plan beds that still look good in August.

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Trophy Landscaping and Irrigation service trailer at the Katy shop
Sprinkler & Irrigation

Why One Sprinkler Zone Stopped Working in Cinco Ranch and 77450

One zone is dead and the rest are fine on your Cinco Ranch or 77450 yard. Here is what that usually means, what you can check yourself in ten minutes, and what it costs to have it diagnosed.

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Freshly planted beds and stone borders on a Katy front yard
Landscaping

Fall Is the Best Time to Plant in Cinco Ranch and 77450

Most people plant in spring. In Cinco Ranch and the rest of 77450 fall works better, and the reason comes down to what roots do between October and June.

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Path lighting and uplighting in a finished Katy landscape at dusk
Outdoor Lighting

Landscape Lighting in Cinco Ranch: What Still Looks Good in Year Three

Good outdoor lighting makes a Cinco Ranch house look intentional after dark. Bad outdoor lighting looks like a runway. Here is the difference, and what holds up over time in 77450.

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