With increasingly unpredictable rainfall and extended droughts, it may also be worth considering plants with lower water needs for your yard.
Spring is practically upon us, meaning it's just about time to clear out the flowerbeds and start planning the year's garden. But with increasingly unpredictable rainfall and extended droughts, it may be worth considering plants with lower water needs — especially since Austin has been in Stage 2 drought since August.
“When I first came back to Austin about a decade ago, people wanted to plant desert plants, which are great in the desert with lack of water,” Richards said. “But then that cold — if we get a cold winter, which we often do — a cold, wet winter, then those plants struggle.”Prickly pear cactus around Central Texas were damaged during a winter storm in 2021.
Richards said it’s important not to take a one-size-fits-all approach when choosing plants. What works in one person’s yard might not work on the other side of the county.you've got a plant that's native, maybe different areas of your community have different soil types,” she said. “In Austin, for example, we've got the Edwards Plateau, which is very rocky, and then we've got other regions that have a lot of clay in their soil.
That"can lead to algal blooms and some serious health conditions for dogs or, you know, people that are swimming in the water,” Walker said. “We’ve heard of this blue green algae issue in the Austin area over the past couple of years, and nutrient levels are really driving those types of algal blooms.”
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