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
- Description:
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
- Description:
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
- Description:
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
- Description:
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
- Description:
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
- Description:
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:
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
- Description:
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:
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
