Terra Dura Landscapes LLC

Landscaping Services in Austin Texas

Terra Dura Landscapes is a company founded on the principles of restoring our place, Austin, Texas, just as much as creating an aesthetically pleasing landscape for our clients. We work with nature to foster beautiful, inviting, and useful surroundings. Beginning in the 1950s, there was a move within the American chemical and nursery industries to promote gardens that are extravagant and labor-intensive. What is more, these types of gardens are reliant on large supplies of water, herbicides, pesticides, and petroleum-based fertilizers. At Terra Dura Landscapes, we seek more sustainable ways of utilizing our outdoor space. We are rediscovering the ways of nature to help create ecologically sound solutions to our landscaping needs. Simply put, invasive plants are over-running our waterways, nature areas, and lawns. Initially introduced by humans, their seeds are spread by wind, animals, and water very quickly. These invasive plants, listed here by the city of Austin, contribute to the destruction of native plants, and wildlife habitat, and the overuse of water. Water conservation is an urgent ecological issue that we must acknowledge as a community very soon. During the summer, approximately 50% of all our water supply in Austin is used on our lawns. As the population of central Texas continues to grow, it is clear that we cannot continue using millions of gallons of water on grass. Combining the use of Native Texas plant species with principles of xeriscaping, Terra Dura creates lush abundant landscapes that serve to address the ecological problems that face central Texas today.