Water
Conservation
North Central Texas has droughts. By selecting low water use plants,
you will conserve a precious resource. With booming growth a certainty
for North Central Texas, we must conserve our drinking water supplies and maintain
lake levels to support ourselves, pets, wildlife, plant life and industry.
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about conservation)
Wildlife
Many
of the plants listed in this guide will provide a habitat to attract
and sustain wildlife such as butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, birds,
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Pesticides
Research demonstrates storm water runoff
in North Central Texas carries pesticides from residential yards to neighborhood
creeks, ponds, lakes and rivers. The landscape plants recommended in
this guide require little or no pesticides. Texas SmartScape® eliminates
or minimizes the use of pesticides to help fish and other aquatic life
survive in North Central Texas waterways that receive runoff. Also the butterflies,
bees and other beneficial wildlife will appreciate the lack of pesticides
in your landscape.
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Fertilizer
Less
fertilizer is better. When fertilizer runs off your yard and into
local waterways, aquatic plants (including algae) can experience
rapid growth. Under the right conditions, aquatic plant growth,
algal "bloom",
and subsequent decomposition can reduce oxygen levels in water
and kill fish.
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fertilizer)