Texas is known for its historic battles, but perhaps one of the biggest conflicts for Texans is that between themselves and their lawn and garden. Trying to maintain a lush, green lawn in the dog days of summer is next to impossible with the extreme heat. Likewise, frequent droughts and unpredictable winters make lawn care a challenge. There is a solution to this fight – replacing your thirsty lawn with resilient Texas native perennials that will survive and thrive in our challenging Texas climate.
Texas Nativescapes, owned and operated by landscape designer Paul Rowan, is your answer for beautiful outdoor natural landscaping. Paul and his team specialize in Texas and Southwestern horticulture, creating native gardens and landscaping for low-maintenance, water-friendly, contemporary, unique, sustainable outdoor solutions.
Paul is driven by his deep love of nature, having grown up in Texas and from his travels in New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. These experiences cultivated his passion for creating beautiful, timeless outdoor spaces and gardens. Paul’s gardens and landscape environments are ecologically sustainable and meticulously formed from natural elements, providing bold accents, textures, colors, and modern styles. Paul says, “We are truly the ’outsiders’ making distinctive and environmentally friendly landscapes, unlike others.”
There are many reasons to consider using Texas Nativescapes. First, they use water-smart, drought-tolerant landscaping. Many towns and cities implement water restrictions due to drought conditions making adequate lawn care difficult. Texas Nativescapes follows the stringent methods of renowned Texas A&M Horticulture, using native plants for ecological, resilient Texas gardens. As a result, you will have lower water bills plus a beautiful, thriving garden and landscape that will survive “our crazy climate conditions and challenging Texas weather fluctuations,” says Paul.
According to Paul, Celina, Gunter, and surrounding areas, the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) categorized them as a transitional region near the Red River; therefore, we recommend plants suitable for USDA growing hardiness Zone 7. This is important because “you need to know what can grow and thrive here,” Paul notes. “We specialize in climate-appropriate plants which are Texas native plants and adaptive plants, appropriate for our USDA growing zone,” he continues.
Knowing the USDA zone points to the second reason why you should use Texas Nativescapes: soil. Frankly, most people don’t even think about their soil, but Paul argues it is crucial to your landscaping and gardening. Having learned from his mentor, Malcolm Beck (the Father of Organic Gardening), Paul is very soil conscientious, using only the finest organic flower bedding soils in North Texas. Texas Nativescapes uses a raised bed method with proper drainage and irrigation systems. The poor soil profiles in our region are due to the massive temperature swings. Using organic raised flower beds is a better method for protecting gardens, your pets, and children, as well as retention ponds, lakes, and other water bodies consumed by animals. “We are environmentally friendly to soils because we are all-natural, using no chemicals. We are kid and pet-friendly as well,” says Paul. As the Texas Nativescapes website states, “We are rooted in ‘Texas by Nature’.” Paul’s company is designed to create “holistically timeless native gardens that are bio-diversified and environmentally sound,” and the first way to do this is through the soil.
With over 25 years of horticulture, research and Texas gardening experience, Paul acquired vast knowledge about which essential nutrients are necessary to replenish our depleted soils. He pioneered with other passionate and like-minded folks in cultivating strong alliances and strategic partnerships with Texas’ best organic soil companies who produce his unique custom soil blends. Paul jokingly referred to his flower bedding soil as "Pauly's Happy Soil." It's super soil that grows everything you plant in it. His sourcing network and alliances extend across the Lone Star State with the industry's best quality landscaping companies and purveyors of native landscaping materials.
To reiterate, Texas Nativescapes is environmentally friendly, not just for water conservation and nature by using no chemicals, but it is also pollinator friendly, aiding bees, birds, and butterflies. “We follow organic philosophies and pride ourselves on having a fully customized and tailored organic bedding mix,” said Paul. “We just try to build quality landscapes that are environmentally conscientious,” he continued.
In addition to gardens and landscaping, Texas Nativescapes provide many other outdoor solutions. The company offers architectural landscape lighting, segmented concrete pavers, outdoor kitchens, native perennial gardens, and stormwater management and drainage solutions. Their pavers are highly specialized and custom-made with masonry stone to make beautiful pathways.
Paul Rowan is a Native-born Texan defining himself as a genuine nature person growing up exploring Texas, hiking, camping and fishing along the creeks and tributaries around the DFW Metroplex. He draws inspiration from areas including Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, and the Southwest. While he has been in the business for over twenty-five years, he wanted to return to his “grassroots” (no pun intended) to Celina, where he spent time as a child in the North Texas area enjoying the vast open spaces he remembers. Having spent over two decades traveling the world from Europe to South Asia, Paul can apply this knowledge to collaborate with clients to create native, holistic designs for the people of North Texas.
Now is the time to end the battle between you and your lawn and gardening dilemmas, go native, and discover your roots with Texas Nativescapes. You belong outdoors in a peaceful, natural setting. Invite Paul Rowan and Texas Nativescapes to create amazing sustainable outdoor experiences with drought-resistant, water-wise landscape or garden solutions custom-tailored for you and your lifestyle.
TexasNativescapes.com
940.765.2760