Living Earth - Houston

05/30/2026

🌱 Wondering why one part of your yard thrives while another struggles?

A soil test can provide valuable insight into nutrient levels, pH, salinity, and soil texture—helping homeowners and landscape professionals make better decisions before planting, fertilizing, or renovating a landscape.

With Houston’s diverse soils and growing conditions, understanding what’s happening below the surface is often the first step toward healthier lawns, gardens, trees, and planting beds.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Soil Testing Laboratory offers several testing options, and our graphic provides a quick overview of the collection process.

Learn more:
https://soiltesting.tamu.edu/soil-testing/

05/29/2026

Successful planting starts with understanding your environment. 🌱

The USDA Agricultural Research Service Plant Hardiness Zone Map is a helpful tool for everyone from professional landscapers and growers to home gardeners planning their next flower bed or vegetable garden.

The map helps identify which plants are most likely to thrive in your region based on average winter temperatures, but factors like sun exposure, drainage, humidity, soil moisture, and local microclimates matter too.

Whether you’re managing a large landscape project or planting around the backyard patio, use resources like the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, local master gardeners, and your Living Earth organic soil, compost, and mulch pros!

👉 https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/

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05/27/2026

¿Te gusta trabajar con equipo pesado y no estar encerrado en una oficina?

Living Earth está buscando operadores de loader y excavadora.

Buen ambiente.
Horas extra disponibles.
Muy buenos beneficios y 401(k).

Ven a trabajar con maquinaria grande y un gran equipo.

Aplica hoy. https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/portal/2557865EA449B807782E2455CE5C861D/jobs/223630

05/25/2026

Houston — today is the LAST day to vote in the Houston Chronicle’s Best of the Best awards! 🌱

If Living Earth has helped with your mulch, compost, soil, gravel, landscaping, gardening, or outdoor projects, we’d truly appreciate your support.

🗳️ Vote before midnight:
https://www.chron.com/bestofthebest/ #//

Find Living Earth in:
Retail & Services → Home & Garden Centers

Thank you to our customers, contractors, landscapers, gardeners, and communities across the Houston area for your continued support. 💚

05/25/2026

Today, we remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. 🇺🇸

Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day weekend as we take time to reflect with gratitude.

Please note: All Living Earth locations are closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day and will reopen Tuesday.

05/22/2026

Heads up, Houston! If you need mulch, compost, soil, gravel, or other landscape materials for the holiday weekend, be sure to stop by Saturday morning before we close early. 🌱

📍 Memorial Day Weekend Hours
Saturday: 7 AM – 1 PM
Sunday: Closed
Memorial Day (Monday): Closed

05/20/2026

Houston: Have a gardening or landscaping question? 🌱

The Harris County Master Gardeners program through Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service offers free, research-based horticulture education and resources for the community.

Their “Ask A Master Gardener” program connects residents with experienced volunteers who can help answer questions about:
🌼 Plants and flowers
🥕 Vegetable gardens
🌳 Trees and shrubs
🐛 Common garden issues
💧 Watering and soil health
🦋 Pollinator-friendly landscapes

Can't beat it.

05/19/2026

Here’s a round of 5-star reviews for the Houston team. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

From Katy Freeway and Katy Roland to Pineland, Richmond, South Beltway, Crawford, and New Caney, we’re proud to see customers recognizing the people behind the process.

Helpful crews. Fair prices. Quality mulch, soil, compost, gravel, and more. That’s what we work toward every day across the Houston market.

Special thanks to team members like Charlotte, Patricia, Renee, Terry, and the many others who help customers load up, answer questions, and get projects moving.

We appreciate every review and every customer who chooses Living Earth. 🌱

05/13/2026

There’s a reason compost is called “black gold.” 🌱

Whether you’re building healthier garden beds, improving tough clay soil, refreshing containers, or giving lawns and flower beds a boost, compost is one of the hardest-working products you can add to your landscape.

Living Earth Premium Organic Compost helps:
✔ Improve soil structure
✔ Increase moisture retention
✔ Support healthier root growth
✔ Add organic matter and nutrients
✔ Improve sandy and clay soils alike

Use it in vegetable gardens, around trees and shrubs, in raised beds, flower beds, or even as a lawn top-dressing.

Simple product. Big impact.

Available at Living Earth locations across Texas.

05/12/2026

Dealing with standing water, muddy spots, or drainage issues in the yard? Pea gravel and river rock can help! 💪

Living Earth Pea Gravel, also referred to as River Rock, is more than just a decorative landscape material. Its washed, rounded stone structure helps water move through naturally instead of collecting on the surface.

Great for:
✔ Drainage areas and low spots
✔ Around foundations and downspouts
✔ Walkways and patios
✔ Erosion control and soil stabilization
✔ Clean, low-maintenance landscape beds

Available in multiple sizes, pea gravel and river rock can add both function and curb appeal to residential and commercial landscapes.

Simple material. Smart drainage solution. 💧