WELCOME TO TEXAS SMARTSCAPE

Learn safe, easy options to protect yourself and your landscape from mosquitoes this season in this free class provided by North Haven Gardens!

Native Texas grasses can add texture and interest to any home landscape! 

Join this free class to learn how!

Native grasses don’t need much water and can withstand the Texas heat and summer droughts. They add color in the spring and fall, create height and texture in garden designs, and can help with stormwater control by slowing and cleaning rainwater. Let our grass expert walk you through how to incorporate a variety of beautiful native grasses into your home landscape! 

Learn about: 

• Types of grasses native to North Texas 

• Benefits of native grasses 

• Proper seasonal maintenance 

• How to add native grasses to your home landscape  

Create an efficient home landscape that will look great in a suburban neighborhood using native Texas plants. Impress even the pickiest neighbors with smart landscape design tricks.

Join this free online class to learn how!

Learn about:

• Design tips
• Plants that look great throughout the year
• Using cues to care to make natural landscapes look neat and tidy
• Native plant maintenance
• Navigating HOA rules and regulations

The class will be 45 minutes long and taught by a Texas landscaping expert. Stick around after the presentation for a live Q+A session!

Create a lush Texas yard by designing your landscape with smart choices and efficiency in mind! 

Join this free online class to learn how! 

The climate in North Texas can be harsh, but lush home landscapes can be created using the right plants and design principles. Whether you want a traditional suburban yard or an extravagant butterfly garden, using native Texas plants and resource conscious design principles can help you get the best yard on the block without too much effort. 

Learn about: 

• The basic principles of landscape design 

• How to take into account the needs and characteristics of your landscape 

• The best types of plants to plant for various situations 

• How to maintain your landscape and prune plants 

• Plants that need less water and maintenance 

This event is brought to you by the City of Bedford and Tarrant Regional Water District.

Capture water while it is raining to use on your landscape later! 

Join this workshop to learn how, then build your own rain barrel to take home! 

Rainwater harvesting is great for North Texas because you can keep some of the rain we get during the spring and fall to use during our hot and dry summers. Even a small roof area can produce a usable amount of water during an average rainfall. From huge cisterns to small DIY barrels, capturing rainwater can be done by anyone. Attend this workshop to learn the ins and outs of rainwater harvesting and purchase a discounted barrel to take home! 

Learn about: 

• How much water your roof will produce in a year 

• Where to put your rain barrel to capture the most water 

• How to install a barrel  

• How to hook up and use your new water source 

• How to build your own 50 gallon rain barrel with just a few supplies from the hardware store 

Register for the workshop to build a rain barrel to take home for only $25!

Arlington, Texas residents only.

 

The workshop will be taught by Tarrant County Master Gardeners.

This event is brought to you by Arlington Water Utilities and Tarrant Regional Water District.

Add life and color to your yard by creating a pollinator garden!

Join this free online class to learn how!

Discover the best plants to plant and features to install to attract butterflies, bees, birds, and more to your North Texas yard. Get ideas and inspiration to create an outstanding feature in your North Texas yard!

Learn about:

• The types of plants to plant to attract the type of pollinators you want
• The types of features to add to attract the type of pollinators you want
• How to design your pollinator garden
• Long term pollinator garden maintenance
• Creating homes for pollinators

The class will be 45 minutes long and taught by a Texas landscaping expert. Stick around after the presentation for a live Q+A session!

Healthy soils are the foundation for a healthy garden! 

Join Save Tarrant Water for a free class about building strong soils for lush North Texas landscapes. 

Gardening advice often focuses on design and plant choice, but site choice, site preparation, and soil type are also important factors in creating a successful landscape. Different plants can have different soil and nutrient requirements. Soil testing and site preparation are essential to garden success. 

Learn about: 

• North Texas soil types 

• Soil testing 

• Soil amendments 

• Site and Site preparation 

• Maintaining soil and plant health 

This event is brought to you by the City of Bedford and Tarrant Regional Water District.

Create a drought-hardy landscape that will look great even in the toughest of times.

Join this free class to learn how!

North Texas summers can be a very harsh time to keep plants from drying out. Luckily, many of our native plants are drought-tolerant and accustomed to thriving with little water. Even non-drought tolerant plants can be helped by following smart watering strategies. Whether you want a yard full of plants or a lawn, choosing tough plants and knowing how to care for your landscape in a drought can help keep it lush, even in hard times.  

Learn about:  

• The importance of water efficiency in a drought 

• Common gardening mistakes that lead to water loss 

• The basic principles of landscape design 

• The best drought-tolerant native plants for your garden 

• How to choose native turf for your lawn 

• How to keep your garden healthy in times of drought 

The class will be 45 minutes long and taught by a landscaping expert.

This event is brought to you by the City of Keller and Tarrant Regional Water District.

Learn more about the fascinating world of hummingbirds and how to attract them to your garden in this free class hosted by North Haven Gardens!

Does your landscape have problem areas where nothing seems to grow? Do you have mature trees and areas where your turf is receding? Are your trees throwing shade?  Don’t accept being shaded out. Instead, take advantage of these cooler landscape areas!

Learn about the many native and adapted plants that not only survive, but thrive, in shadier spots– along with tips and tricks to create beautiful shade gardens that beat the Texas heat. This virtual learning opportunity will also cover gardening under mature trees as well as turf alternatives and hardscape options for low-light areas.