What it is
Native Landscaping — built right.
Most native installs in the Hill Country fail by year two or three. The plants weren't wrong — the soil was never fixed. We start every native install with a Soil Reset (compost, biochar, microbial activator, deep mulch), then plant species that root in caliche, handle drought, and read as Hill Country at first glance. Every plant we install comes with a 2-year establishment guarantee.
Hill Country Relevance
Local conditions.
Hill Country natives include Mexican feathergrass, mealy blue sage, autumn sage, salvia greggii, cedar sage, agaves, red yucca, century plant, mountain laurel, Texas mountain laurel, native oaks, and native pecan. Deer pressure dictates half the palette decisions on properties outside HOA fencing.
Materials & Process
How we build it.
- Soil read — depth of topsoil, caliche layer, organic content, moisture pattern.
- Soil Reset where needed: cotton-burr compost, biochar amendment, microbial activator, oak-bark mulch.
- Plant palette designed for site conditions — sun exposure, drainage, deer pressure, water access.
- Layout: canopy trees first, structural shrubs second, native grasses + perennials filling.
- Bed preparation — steel edging, weed fabric where appropriate, 3-4" mulch top dress.
- First-year drip zone for establishment (recommended for installs >$8,000).
- Walk-through and care instructions handed off to homeowner.
- 2-year native plant establishment guarantee on all LandWorks installs.