29th Water Wise Landscape Tour

Call To Action: Nominate Your Landscape!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

We’ll be celebrating the 29th year of the Water-Wise Landscape Tour. It’s all free and welcoming for the entire
family.


RSVP here

Tour Headquarters : White Rock Pump Station, 2900 White Rock Rd., Dallas, 75214

Saturday, October 21, 2023

9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Self-guided Tours of winning landscapes: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

This summer took a toll on our land. Week after week of 100+ degree weather has really caused much of our
beautiful foliage to suffer. But just as we bounce back, so do our yards. The beauty of a Texas plant goes
deeper than its leaves or flowers. Like its people, Texas plants have roots that go deep and allow for
resilience and adaptation that lasts for years to come, regardless of the fluctuations in climate.

For 29 years, the City of Dallas has been committed to beautiful water-wise gardens by helping you learn ways to
save water and add amazing native and adaptive plants to your landscape. Water planning is a critical part of
this endeavor.

So please join us in person for all the special growing and water-saving tips and techniques designed to make
your landscape water-efficient, sustainable, and beautiful!

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

• Rooted In: Designing for Extreme Heat

• Hands in the Dirt: Let’s Make Seed Balls

• Trivia: How Water-wise are you?

• Jazz Notes

• Self-Guided Tours

 

NOMINATE YOUR LANDSCAPE USING THE ENTRY FORM BELOW:

10 9 Judging Criteria

  • Water Conservation: Efficient irrigation/water use; use of non-vegetative materials such as fences, walls, walks, etc.; use of native or adaptive plants; reduced turf area; and use of mulches
  • Bonus points for:
    • Drip irrigation
    • Irrigation system inspection through City of Dallas Water Conservation Division
    • Onsite composting
    • Rain barrel(s)
  • Design: Aesthetic appeal; composition; use of color and plant variety
    • Innovative plantings and/or container garden(s)
    • Edibles or foodscapes
  • Appropriate Maintenance: Landscape tidy, healthy, disease and pest free plants; no weeds; plants pruned as appropriate
  • Special Focus Landscaping: pollinator-friendly plants (nectar and host) and use of native grasses. Kitchen Gardens are small plots of herbs and other edible plants that you harvest from often. They stand on their own or may be incorporated into your landscape.

The Awards

Winners will be selected in the following awards categories:

  • Best Large Landscape

    Best Large Landscape Honorable Mention

    (Submit your front and back yard for this category of if your front yard is a double lot)

  • Best Small Landscape

    Best Small Landscape Honorable Mention

    (Submit your front yard only)

  • Best Kitchen Garden

    Best Kitchen Garden Honorable Mention

    (Small plot of edibles, harvest from it often, standalone, or incorporated into your landscape)
Questions?

Call 214-670-5378 or

e-mail melinda.magana@dallas.gov

Entry Form

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Your address and contact information will be kept private. If you win, we will only share your zip code.