Landscaping in Kern Place, El Paso

Kern Place lots are small and shaded by mature pecan, ash, and cottonwood trees that have been growing for a century. Grass struggles under that canopy, so we build shade-tolerant beds and groundcovers instead of fighting for lawn.

The soil is old valley loam, rich but compacted after decades of foot traffic and old irrigation. We aerate and amend before planting anything new.

Many Kern Place homes still have legacy flood or spray irrigation from the river-irrigation era. We convert those to zoned drip that protects the mature trees while cutting water use.

Kern Place is in the El Paso Water service area, so address-based watering rules and the xeriscape rebate apply, though the rebate is best used on the sunnier front yards rather than the shaded rears.