The climate of the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex presents a unique combination of challenges and opportunities for Landscape experts when creating a flower bed. The climate here is humid subtropical with heavy clay soils and extreme summer conditions. The plants must tolerate both occasional spring flash floods and prolonged summer drought.
That’s why designing a flower bed here requires a designer to have knowledge and understanding of hardiness zones, to implement proper soil amendment protocols, select adapted plant species, and apply proven design principles. Landscape Express offers you this expertise, as we are DFW’s trusted source for landscape services and solutions.
Designing A Thriving Flower Bed in DFW Metroplex
For a landscape designer, designing a thriving flower bed in the Dallas-Fort Worth area involves meticulous preparation and flawless execution. Our designers at Landscape Express excel in both, as we are the experts in landscaping, hardscaping, and lighting in Dallas-Fort Worth. Following is our process.
Understanding the DFW Climate & Hardiness Zone Context
In Dallas-Fort Worth, temperatures often reach 90°F and sometimes exceed 100°F during July and August, with humidity levels remaining high and stable. The climate shifts from wet spring and fall to dry summer and winter, with evening thunderstorms in summer. The plants chosen should withstand these extreme conditions.
Soil Assessment & Amendment
The soil in North Texas is mostly of the “blackland prairie soil” type, also called “builder’s clay”. It holds excessive moisture while restricting air penetration and root development. The clay proportion is adjusted by adding compost, expanded shale, or Gypsum (calcium sulfate) to the soil. Landscape experts avoid the critical mistake of adding sand to the soil, preventing you from getting bad soil in your flower bed. Experts also ensure the proper bed width, based on the available space in your place.
Plant Selection for DFW Flower Beds
A successful flower bed design in Dallas-Fort Worth critically depends on plant selection. For structural shrubs and evergreen backbone, Texas Sage, Autumn Sage, Dwarf Yaupon Holly, Lantana, or Turk’s Cap are some of the best choices. If you want perennial flowers for seasonal interest, Black-eyed Susan, Prairie Verbena, Mexican Hat, Blackfoot Daisy, Purple Coneflower, Winecup, and Pavonia are among the best options. For low-growing groundcovers & edging plants, one can use Woolly Stemodia, or Liriope.
Design Principles for DFW Flower Beds
Several design aspects are adapted by landscape experts to give you a lush, sustaining, and lavish-looking flower bed in the DFW area. These include;
- Layering is based on plant heights, creating foreground, middle ground, and background zones that provide visual depth and maximum planting diversity.
- Plants are clustered together to make a stronger visual statement and improve maintenance efficiency.
- The bed is designed to have flowers blooming in every season, with seasonal succession in mind.
Mulch Protection for Soil
A protective mulch layer keeps bare soil cooler than unshaded soil, preserving the plant’s absorption capacity. Proper mulch also reduces water evaporation by up to 70%, resulting in 25-40% reductions in irrigation requirements.
Native Plant & Wildflower Integration
Market trends in the DFW landscape favor native plants in flower beds for ecological and aesthetic reasons. Expert designers select native wildflowers and strategically plant them within cultivated flower beds, keeping their blooming periods in mind.
Design Your Flower Bed With Landscape Express in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
At Landscape Express, we are DWF Metroplex’s trusted landscape company operating in Flower Mound, Texas, and offering premium landscape solutions. We are a 2nd-generation family-owned business that has operated in the region for many years and has been thriving under new leadership since 2019.
We cover all kinds of landscaping services, including flower bed and landscape design, fence and tree installation, walkway and path design and construction, professional retaining wall construction, lawn sprinklers and irrigation solutions, outdoor space design, backyard fire pit construction, backyard outdoor kitchen, and professional gardening. Our portfolio includes residential, commercial, property management, and HOA clients, for whom we provide services.
Operating from Flower Mound, we also extend our operations into neighbouring cities, including Corinth, Double Oak, Roanoke, Lewisville, Argyle, Bartonville, Highland Village, Lantana, Copper Canyon, Denton County, and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex region.
