Our Work

Through sustainable and eco-friendly design, our past projects thrive independently in their natural Texas environment. Each living space continues to grow, change, and enrich the community long after completion. Click on each project to learn more.

Benny J. Simpson Ecopark

Natural Stormwater Filter and Demonstration Park

We designed and installed the Texan by Nature certified Benny J. Simpson Ecopark: a 7-acre natural landscape designed to capture and naturally filter stormwater. Adjacent to the natively vegetated retention pond, the project also incorporates a 4-acre demonstration of Blackland Prairie.

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center

Ornamental Destination Garden

Our team co-designed and managed construction and maintenance of a 2-acre ornamental destination garden which incorporates best management practices of design, plant selection, and landscape water use. 64,000 gallons of above and below ground cisterns provide irrigation for a diverse selection of native, adapted, and edible plant material in a formal landscape design with adjacent bio-swales.

City of McKinney

Demonstration and Pollinator Garden

This 1-acre demonstration and pollinator garden we designed for the City of McKinney utilizes native and adapted plant material. The space serves as a demonstration of design principles that incorporate both ornamental value and resource efficiency.

Tarrant Regional Water District

Rainscape Demonstration Garden

We were contracted by Tarrant Regional Water District to design and install a 16,000 square feet rainscape demonstration garden at their facility. The project demonstrates efficient irrigation, sustainable landscape design, proper plant selection, and stormwater control drainage through a 2,100 square feet rain garden, three mock elevations of homes, permeable concrete, as well as proper turf selection and maintenance.

North Texas Municipal Water District

Low-Impact Development Landscape

Designing a low-impact-development landscape for the North Texas Municipal Water District showcased effective stormwater management and water-efficient plant material. Features include a rainwater harvesting cistern as well as rain gardens and bioswales.

Meadows Elementary School, Plano ISD

Rainwater Collection System

Our team consulted with Meadows Elementary School in Plano, Texas, to design and install a 3,200 square feet school garden with a 2,500 gallon rainwater collection system for sustainable irrigation.

Herbert Marcus Elementary School, Dallas ISD

Vegetable/Pollinator Garden and Outdoor Classroom

Description: In partnership with the Dallas Police Athletic League, we designed and installed a school vegetable garden, pollinator garden, and outdoor classroom at Herbert Marcus Elementary. Two 250 gallon cisterns as well as a composting station provide functional and educational components.

Dallas Water Utilities and EPA Region Six

The Water University WaterSense Labeled Home

The Rooted In team updated and maintained the Water University WaterSense Labeled Home in partnership with EPA Region Six and Dallas Water Utilities. This is the first WaterSense Labeled Home in North Texas and the only WaterSense Labeled Home in the United States that is open to the general public for teaching and research demonstration. This project has received both national and international attention and was highlighted in the Wall Street Journal and John Hopkins Water Magazine.

Let’s Get Started

We are honored and humbled to have received these recent accolades:

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Conservation Activist of the Year – Green Source DFW

Environmental Excellence Award Finalist – Environmental Education, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

American Water Works Association Watermark Award – Infographic Series

American Water Works Association Watermark Award – Right Plant Right Place for Winter Publication

American Water Works Association Watermark Award – Facebook Page

American Water Works Association Watermark Award – Social Videos

Fort Worth Garden Club Exceptional Landscape Award for TRWD Administration Building – Landscape Design

Environmental Excellence Award Finalist – Environmental Education, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Best Medium Greenline Exhibit Award, Texas Nursery and Landscape Association

WaterSense Excellence Award for Outreach and Education, EPA and Alliance for Water Efficiency

Smart Marketing Award, Irrigation Association

Green Source DFW Award for Environmental Education, Memnosyne Institute

Environmental Excellence Award Finalist – Water Conservation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Bronze Award — Water Efficient Landscape Design, Texas Nursery and Landscape Association

Environmental Excellence Award Finalist – Water Conservation, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

WaterSense Promotional Partner of the Year, EPA and Alliance for Water Efficiency

Smart Marketing Award, Irrigation Association – Find It, Flag It, Fix It Campaign

Watermark Award for Communications Excellence – American Water Works Association, Water Environment Association of Texas

City of Dallas Water Utilities – Volunteer Service

Innovative Water Supply Award – Education, Texas Water Development Board

Texas Rain Catcher Award, Texas Water Development Board

American Water Works Association Watermark Award – Plant Cards

American Water Works Association Watermark Award – Videos

American Water Works Association Watermark Award – #WaterUDoing Logo

Texas Environmental Excellence Award Finalist – Education, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

Bronze Award – Landscape Design, Texas Nursery and Landscape Association