Creative Xeriscaping: Save Water With Style

Mark Biechler of Pearson Landscape in Austin, Texas created a solution for a homeowner in Westlake, Texas whose home tended to flood during heavy rainfall. To solve the problem, a moat was built around the house (designed by Gregory Thomas of CG&S Design Build).

The crew gets busy building their first line of defense against flooding - an elongated mound called a berm which will be transformed into an attractive garden bed for native plants upon completion.

It might look like the beginnings of a man made creek but this three foot deep moat is going to trap and reroute that recurring rainwater runoff.

The down and dirty part of the job includes breaking up large rocks and setting them aside for later use as structural support.