Downspouts that dump into the middle of your landscape beds are a real problem. They can flood the bed, hauling mulch out of it and drowning the plants inside. The problem can be solved with a few pieces of PVC and some digging. In this photo of our Garland landscape installation you’ll see what’s called […]
This is Virginia Buttonweed. What makes it tough to control is its viney roots underground. Most weed killers that are labeled for dandelions such as 2-4-D products will control it but you’ll need to make several applications to kill out all of the roots that it has. It’s this kind of weed that sends most […]
Grub worms can cause serious damage to lawns in late summer. Until recently we had to wait for the damage before we treated for them but a few years ago a product came out that prevents them before they cause damage. If you’re going to treat this yourself, don’t just buy the first bag with […]
Setting plants is the part I enjoy the most because we get to be creative. We usually start on the left and work to the right, quickly placing all of the plants the drawing calls for in the general area it shows without trying to really position them. Once they’re close to their spots we […]
We’re starting a landscape installation in Sachse today. The home has a beautiful stone border but it is too close to the house to allow us to create depth so we’re extending the beds out in front of the stone by eight feet. The builder also used lots of dwarf burfords which are great plants […]
You never know what you’re going to find at our shop. Even though we’re located in downtown Plano we’ve had opossums, coyotes, a momma raccoon with several babies following her and now a momma fox with her babies. For some reason she’s not afraid of us and comes within a few feet. www.VillageGreen-inc.com
After spending 30 years repairing sprinklers and installing landscape in North Dallas, what I have noticed is there are very few drainage problems. What I find most of the time when I’m called to fix a drainage issue is we have an over-watering issue instead. When there is a real drainage issue most people want […]