Landscaping in Horizon City, TX

Horizon City sits on the mesa east of the Franklins, fully exposed to the spring wind that funnels off the mountains. New plantings here need staking, wind-tolerant species, and granite mulch that will not blow out of the beds in March.

Most Horizon City homes were built in the last 15 years on raw desert lots, which means the caliche is close to the surface and the backyards are often still bare dirt. Soil prep and grading come before anything green goes in.

Several Horizon City HOAs require a minimum percentage of live ground cover or turf in the front yard, even in a xeriscape conversion. The local contractor we match reads your HOA guidelines before they design so the finished yard passes inspection.

Horizon City draws on its own municipal water system with its own watering-day schedule, separate from El Paso Water. The local landscaper we match sets irrigation clocks to the Horizon City rules, not the El Paso ones.