The Century Plant

Landscaping can be more enjoyable when it requires less maintenance.  Using plants that are native to your regional climate are easier to care for and resist pests and diseases. Native plants have naturally adapted to their environment over thousands of years so they won't need as much fertilizer and water as non-native plants.

The Century Plant is a perfect plant to add to your landscaping design plans. This iconic agave thrives in full sun or part shade and is a native Texas plant.  This rugged beauty is celebrated by landscapers for its ease of care and durability.  It is also known as the American Agave and has been utilized as a cornerstone resource by indigenous people from its point of origin in the highlands of Mexico to the unforgiving terrain of Arizona and parts of Texas.  This agave century plant has beautiful leaves that can grow to a length of six feet.  These leaves can be a bluish-gray color and have thorns at the bottom so be sure and keep them away from pedestrian areas.

Once established the century plant needs essentially no attention.  It can live up to 25 years and produces only a single set of blooms during its lifetime. The name century comes form the fact that is a slow growth plant and it takes years to bloom, although it doesn't take 100 years! The blooming consists of a cluster flowers on top of the huge central stalk resembling a candelabrum and is a memorable sight if you are lucky to see it!

Burroughs Landscaping will be happy to meet with you to design your landscape plan to fit your needs and wants. Specializing in landscaping tailored the needs of the Hill Country including xeriscaping.

Burroughs Landscaping offers outstanding service and innovative ideas with landscaping tailored to Xeriscaping in Hill Country Texas. The experienced team enjoys landscaping in Kerrville, Hunt, Ingram, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Bandera, Comfort, San Antonio and Mountain Home. Burroughs works with home owners, builders and general contractors and considers the location, topography, aesthetics and aspirations of each client.

Burroughs Landscaping Receives Comanche Trace Tour of Homes Best Landscaping Award

Burroughs Landscaping is proud to be the recipient of the 2016 Comanche Trace Tour of Homes Best Landscaping award.  Comanche Trace is a beautiful development with amazing views of the Guadalupe River valley and the inherent beauty of the Texas Hill Country.  This development boasts a championship golf course, trails for jogging, walking and hiking, catch & release fishing lake, swimming pool, fitness center and many more amenities.

Burroughs Landscaping's plan for the modern hill country style home located at 1021 Pinnacle View Drive included incorporating the back patio as well as the front and side yards. The amazing views of the golf course, lake, and surrounding hills makes this house a perfect place to relax and unwind. 

Burroughs Landscaping is happy to assist you in designing an award winning plan that is a perfect fit for your yard and lifestyle. Xeriscaping plans include drought-tolerate plants that save water and establishes a waste-efficient landscape.   


Burroughs Landscaping plans include popular choices such as evergreen trees, flowering shrubs, native plants from the Texas Hill Country as well as beautiful rock and cacti.  Give the friendly staff at Burroughs Landscaping a call today!

 

Burroughs Landscaping offers outstanding service and innovative ideas with landscaping tailored to Xeriscaping in Hill Country Texas. The experienced team enjoys landscaping in Kerrville, Hunt, Ingram, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Bandera, Comfort, San Antonio and Mountain Home. Burroughs works with home owners, builders and general contractors and considers the location, topography, aesthetics and aspirations of each client.

Get Your Best Landscaping Ideas From Your Surroundings

Texas Hill country is full of amazing landscapes and picturesque views.  One of the most unusual natural beauty dotting our horizon is Enchanted Rock. Enchanted Rock is a monadnock, which is an isolated rock, small mountain, hill or knob that rises abruptly from a gently sloping terrain.

Enchanted Rock is located 17 miles north of Fredericksburg and 24 south of Llano, Texas.  It is a great place to spend time with family and friends stargazing, hiking, rock climbing or having a picnic. The area covers 640 acres and is 425 feet above the surrounding terrain with an elevation of 1,825 feet above sea level.

Taking day trips around our beautiful state can give you inspiration for your own landscaping plans. It is so easy to get caught up in everyday life and we forget how beautiful our surroundings truly are! We take for granted the beauty that we see every day and we need to step back and really look at the landscape and enjoy it as someone seeing it for the first time.

Take a drive this weekend around our beautiful state and admire the countryside. Take note of the flowers, cacti, flowering bushes, and even the rock formations. Hike up to the top of Enchanted Rock and marvel at the amazing blue Texas sky, explore the native plants, trees and flowers.  Take pictures to refresh your memory when you return home.  These memories can help you create a natural retreat right in your own backyard.

Burroughs Landscaping offers expert advice for all your landscaping plans.  Contact them today to discuss your ideas and make your dreams come true. The friendly and knowledgeable folks at Burroughs Landscaping can create the outdoor living space that will be the envy of your neighbors. Start planning today, you deserve a special oasis to welcome you home after a long day of work or play.


Burroughs Landscaping offers outstanding service and innovative ideas with landscaping tailored to Xeriscaping in Hill Country Texas. The experienced team enjoys landscaping in Kerrville, Hunt, Ingram, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Bandera, Comfort, San Antonio and Mountain Home. Burroughs works with homeowners, builders, and general contractors and considers the location, topography, aesthetics, and aspirations of each client.

The Hills are alive....with COLOR!

Take a look at the Texas Hill Country especially San Antonio, Kerrville, Fredericksburg, and Bandera and see vivid colored landscapes.  Just because the bluebonnet season is coming to a close doesn't mean the vibrant colors dotting our landscape will fade away!  

No other part of Texas has more wildflowers than the Hill Country.  You will see an explosion of the brilliant colors in fields, parks, gardens and along our highways. Bright yellow poppies, and the favorite striking red corn poppies that range in color from cotton candy pink to intense fuchsia.  You will see a variety of glorious shades of the Showy Primrose, they range in color from white to a deep pink.

Burroughs Landscaping has ideas and expertise for your yard and gardens.  Using amazing colors and low maintenance plants will keep your natural outdoor living area beautiful and cost efficient.  Consider adding wildflowers to your back yard to make it a perfect backdrop for Summer entertaining.  These simple lovelies will add enjoyment and beauty to your landscape without adding extra maintenance.  

Gorgeous xeriscaping is also available with Burroughs Landscaping.  Your backyard can be transformed to the perfect spot in the neighborhood for outdoor parties and cookouts. Give the experts at Burroughs Landscaping a call today.  They will be happy to help you plan the outdoor space you have always imagined.

Burroughs Landscaping offers outstanding service and innovative ideas with landscaping tailored to Xeriscaping in Hill Country Texas. The experienced team enjoys landscaping in Kerrville, Hunt, Ingram, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Bandera, Comfort, San Antonio and Mountain Home. Burroughs works with homeowners, builders, and general contractors and considers the location, topography, aesthetics, and aspirations of each client.

Bluebonnet Season Is Almost Over

Don't you feel at home when you are driving and you spot the beautiful bluebonnets? Our beautiful Hill Country of Texas is fortunate to have an abundance of the Texas state flower. Bluebonnets have been loved since man first stepped foot in the vast prairies of Texas.  

The bluebonnet became the state flower in 1901 and there are more than one species of bluebonnet so they are all the state flower or state flowers!  Bluebonnets make our highways beautiful thanks to the Texas Highway Department.  In 1932, the department hired Jac Gubbels to maintain, preserve and encourage wildflowers and other native plants along rights of way.  In 1934, the practice began to delay mowing (unless needed for safety) until the spring and early summer wildflowers seasons were over. This practice is still in place and the Texas Department of Transportation buys and sows about 30,000 pounds of wildflower seed each year.

Historian, Jack Maguire wrote, "It's not only the state flower but also a kind of floral trademark almost as well known to outsiders as cowboy boots and the Stetson hat".  He also affirms that "The bluebonnet is to Texas what the shamrock is to Ireland, the cherry blossom to Japan, the lily to France and the tulip to Holland".

As the bluebonnet season comes to a close, be sure and take advantage of viewing these beauties while they last!  Make beautiful memories with your family by taking family pictures in a field of bluebonnets.  As you view the amazing landscapes, let it inspire you to update your home landscaping.  Call the friendly staff at Burroughs Landscaping for all your landscaping needs.  They will be able to bring your vision to life!

Burroughs Landscaping offers outstanding service and innovative ideas with landscaping tailored to Xeriscaping in Hill Country Texas. The experienced team enjoys landscaping in Kerrville, Hunt, Ingram, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Bandera, Comfort, San Antonio and Mountain Home. Burroughs works with home owners, builders and general contractors and considers the location, topography, aesthetics, and aspirations of each client.