| Fall 2003 - 6304
Hillside Terrace Drive, Southwest Austin
The home of Laurel Treviño
and Carlos Torres-Verdín is a great example of how a lawn
can be a Green Garden. Zoysia grass in the front lawn needs water
only every two weeks in the summer, while the buffalo grass in
the back yard hasn't been watered since it was established! Although
it goes dormant without summer water, buffalo grass looks great
right now, and requires little maintenance.
A front bed filled with native
salvias, cenizos and limestone rock give the yard a Texas look.
 
| This rain barrel waters the
nearby vegetable garden, while the soft buffalo grass needs
neither water or mowing. |
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This native huisache or acacia tree (Acacia
farnesiana) has grown a great deal since it was planted just
three years ago. |
Treviño and Torres-Verdín
have a large collection of bonsai plants, including this scotch
pine and many native Texas plants.
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