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MARCH 2016 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 3

Mayfield Park Gardening Symposium

On April 2, historic Mayfield Park combines topics dear to the heart of Central Texas gardeners in a series of “must hear” lectures.• 10 AM Jenny Peterson, landscape designer, authorHealing

Gardens: Body, Mind, Spirit• 11AMEvaMariaVanDyke,insectadvocateGardeningonthe

Wild Side• 12noonKeriAnderson,terrariumdesignerTerrariumsToday:Go

UndercoverWithSeedsandPlantsBRINGYOURGARDENINGQUESTIONS!!What’sagardeneventwithoutaplantsale?Mayfieldhasthebest

dealsintownforhard-to-findheirloomsandotherperennialsperfectfor the April garden. A “garden goodie” raffle for the discerning gardenerwillroundouttheday.

Asalways,Trowel&ErrorbenefitsoneofAustin’sfavoriteand

enchanting parks, historic Mayfield. Guests tour the restored Mayfield-Gutsch home, surrounded by stone-walled gardenspatterned in the 1920’s after the cottage gardens of England.Towering palms, flowering trees andperennials linemeanderingpathssetamongpondsfilledwithwaterliliesandfish.Gregariouspeacockssuperviseoverflowingflowerbedsplantedandmaintainedbycommunityvolunteers.

Sponsored by Friends of the Parks of Austin, a non-profitorganization,TROWELANDERRORisthesolitaryfund-raiserfor historicMayfield Park.Although admission is free, a $5.00donation is requested.

Formore information: 512-453-7074 , [email protected] ormayfieldpark.org

Saturday, April 2, 2016 Rain or shine!!9:30 A.M. – 1 PM

Mayfield Park 3505 W. 35th Street Austin, Texas(next to Laguna Gloria Art Museum)

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Austin’s Live Music Running Event Taking Place on

April 3NorthAustinishometotheAustin10/20,theonlyracein

townthatcantrulyclaimtobeAustin’sLiveMusicRunningEvent.The5thAnnualAustin10/20isafamilyfriendlyracethatwillbeheldonApril3attheDomain.The10milerunningandwalkingeventwillhave20stagesoflivemusicalongthecourseandaHeadlinerConcertfeaturingGrammynominatedrockbandFastballat theFinish.Over5,000participantsareexpected to attend.

From local bands, to local prize money, to a featured local charity(CapitalAreaFoodBankofTexas), theAustin10/20showcasesallthingthatmakeAustinthebestcityinTexas.

SincethebeginningoftheAustin10/20in2012,over400localbandshaveapplied toplayat theannual racebutonlytwentyofthebestcanbeselectedeachyear.Thesetalentedbandsarepositionedeveryhalfmilealongtheroutetokeepathletesmotivatedandrockingastheymovealong.

Lastyear’swinnerKennethRotichcovered the racecoursein just49:27.RunnerupErikStanleywasrightonhisheelsfinishing justasecondbehindin49:28.StanleywasalsotheTravisCountyChampion and thewinner of a special prizemoneypurse available to the topfive localmale and femalefinishers.

Don’tletthefasttimesdiscourageyouasathletesofallabilitiesarewelcomed and encouraged to participate. In addition totonsofmusic,theAustin10/20offersplentyofcoursesupport–water stations, cold towel stations, cheer zones andporta-pottie locations along the route to make race day enjoyable for everyone.Thegenerousthreehourtimelimitallowsforwalkersto participate.

Waitingat theFinishLineforallparticipants isadazzlingfinishermedalandarock‘n’rollPostRacePartywithfreebeer(must be 21 or older).Rock band andAustin trio, FastballwilltaketheMainStageat10:30AM.FriendsandFamilyarewelcometocheerontheirrunnersandstayfortheFinishLineConcert.

TheAustin 10/20 is sponsored byThirdBase SportsBar,CornerBakeryCafé andLyft.TurnkeyOperations producesthe race and is based in Austin, TX.

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Here is an overview of the first six weeks of 2016, compared to the same period in previous years. While the small

number of transactions can create some volatility in the numbers, they give a good indication of market activity.

A few observations:

• The number of transactions is down from 2015, and the lowest in the last 4 years

• Pricing continues to be strong, and while list and sold prices are slightly lower than the same period in 2015,

this is due to slightly smaller homes being sold (median of 2,612 sq ft in 2016 vs. 2,790 in 2015)

• List and sold price / sq ft continues to show strong year on year gains, with sold price / sq ft up 17% from

2015 to 2016

• Median Days on Market is substantially higher than previous years, up 75% from 2015 and much more vs.

earlier years

March 2016by Trey McWhorter

Note: All data comes from the Austin Board of Realtors’ MLS report, reflecting activity through February 15, 2016.

As an additional data point, I looked

at the Austin luxury market, which I

am defining as homes priced $1M+. I

looked at performance from November

2015 to the end of January 2016. There

has been talk of a slowdown in sales

in recent months and I wanted to see

what the data suggests.

In the luxury market in Austin, looking

at November 2015 to January 2016,

transactions were up for the whole

period by nearly 23%. One concerning

development was a drop in the number

of transactions in January (down over

60% from the previous month, and

down 40% from January 2015 (see

Graph 1).

February data was incomplete at

the time I had to turn this in, but was

relatively flat with February 2015, so

January may simply be an anomaly.

I’ll continue to watch this and report

anything interesting in future articles.

Single Family Homes Year to Date -‐ Tarrytown 2016 2015 2014 2013SOLD Single Family Homes Sold 9 10 10 13

Avg List Price 1,150,722.22$ 1,027,500$ 745,900$ 791,838$ Median List Price 995,000.00$ 1,027,500$ 577,000$ 740,000$

Average Net Sold Price 1,104,944.44$ 976,170$ 734,396$ 769,194$ Median Net Sold Price 975,000.00$ 1,022,500$ 568,250$ 733,500$

Average List Price / Sq Ft 404.50$ 368.55$ 422.84$ 292.02$ Median List Price / Sq Ft 424.07$ 389.05$ 391.45$ 283.38$

Average Net Sold Price / Sq Ft 387.42$ 348.16$ 417.86$ 283.97$ Median Net Sold Price / Sq Ft 412.81$ 352.75$ 374.27$ 279.44$

Average Days on Market 89 80 33 70Median Days on Market 78 45 10 23

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Beforeyounixthexeriscape,knowthis:itdoesn’tmeanyouhavetoconvertyourlawntoarockgarden.Nordoyouhavetogocoldturkeyonturfgrass.Butyoudohavetokeepsevenprinciples in mind.

www.gardenstylesanantonio.comCoinedin1981byDenverWater,xeriscape(xerisisGreek

fordry)referstotheprinciplesofmatchinglowmaintenancelandscapewithlowwaterusage.

Xeriscape is not just rocks, cactus, agaves, synthetic turf,decomposed granite and rain barrels, although these could all be components of a xeriscape. A xeriscape in its simplest form is minimallawn,nativefloweringperennialsandshrubswithnomorethantwoinchesofmulch,andperviouspatiosordecks.

THERE ARE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF XERISCAPE. THEY INCLUDE:

1. Planninganddesign2. Soil amendment3. Efficientirrigation4. Appropriateplantselection5. Mulch6. Limitedturfareas7. AppropriatemaintenanceNowlet’slookatwhattheseprinciplesreallymean.

PLANNING AND DESIGNAlwaysbeginwithaplan.Consideraspect,shade,slope,soil,

andexistinganddesiredspecies.Alwayshaveinthebackofyourmindthegoalofonethirdlawn,onethirdbedsandonethirdperviouspatioordeck.

XERISCAPESOIL AMENDMENTS

Soil holds moisture. The more soil, the less supplemental waterneeded.Onewaytoincreasewaterholdingcapacityiscompost.Addoneinchofcomposttothesoil.Expandedshale,whilenotorganic,isexcellentforheavyclaysoils.

EFFICIENT IRRIGATIONOfcourse,themostefficientirrigationisrain.Butthesecond

bestisahose.Letthissinkin—anin-groundirrigationsystemwilluse50percentmorewater(70percentinthesummer)thanahose-endsprinklerorhandheldhose.Whichdoyouthinkdoesabetterjobofconservingwater?

APPROPRIATE PLANT SELECTIONPickagoodshadetreeortwo.Enjoysomenativeplantsor

oneswell-adaptedtoourarea.AnextensivelistofoptionsisavailableatGardenStyleSA.com.

MULCHTwoinchesofmulch,whetherorganiclikewoodchipsorriver

rock,issufficient.Xericplantspreferlimitedmulch.

LIMITED TURFIt’s really simple. Lawns uses an excessive amountwater.

Therefore,reducethesizeof lawns.Therecommendationofweeklymowingsuddenlybecomesmucheasier.

APPROPRIATE MAINTENANCEExcessive pruning and fertilization doesmore harm than

good.Justkeepitsimple–mowweekly,pruneperennialsnomorethanthreetimesayear,prunetreesonceeveryfiveyearsand fertilize once a year or use compost in spring and fall.


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HOPE4MINDS,anAustin-basednonprofitthatprovidescharitable support to Texas families of childrenwith an

acquiredbraininjury,aimstoraise$30,000inits2016AmplifyAustincampaignthatkicksoffat5:30p.m.onTuesday,March8,atTheDogwood,715W.6thStreetinAustin.TheKickoffPartygoesuntil10p.m.withlivemusicfromTheFixer&theFlaw&MikeReardonBlues and complimentary appetizersfrom6to7p.m.TheDogwoodwillgenerouslydonate10%ofallalcoholandfoodsalestoHOPE4MINDSduringtheparty.

DOCUmation, a leadingprovider of business technologysolutions from printing to document management systems, willmatch donations toHOPE4MINDS up to $10,000.HOPE4MINDSissupportedbymorethanadozenindividualfundraisersofallagesthroughAmplifyAustin’swebsite.Learnhow tomake a donation by searching “HOPE4MINDS”atwww.ilivehereigivehere.org/amplify-austin or go towww.hope4minds.org.

Since 2012,HOPE4MINDS has providedmore than$296,000 in services to families.Theyhelp families pay forthings such as therapy, treatments, equipment, and home renovationsthatarenotcoveredoronlypartiallycoveredbyinsurance.TheyhaveamonthlysupportgroupinAustin,alongwith a Parents-4-Parents Support Program.They also offerCPR/First Aid Trainings and Concussion Baseline Screenings in the Austin area.

HOPE4MINDS Amplifies Hope for Children with Acquired Brain Injury with $10,000

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Volunteers and Donors to Kick Off 2016 Amplify Austin Fundraising Campaign at The

Dogwood on March 8th“HOPE4MINDSistrulychangingthelivesofthefamilies

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TheHOPE4MINDSmissionistofosterhopeandenrichthe lives of childrenwith an acquired brain injury throughsupport and education. Formore information, visitwww.hope4minds.org.


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