2021 – Page 5 – Village Green Lawn & Plant Health

What’s Going On With Palm Trees, Live Oaks and Loropetalum Purple Fringe Flower?

By Andrea
April 11, 2021
February 2021 Freeze Solutions, Lawn and Landscape Care
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As hard as it is to believe, it has been nearly two months since our February deep freeze that caused significant disruptions in North Texas as well as widespread damage to some plants and trees. We continue to get many calls, emails, and comments on our YouTube Channel with people looking for advice and expertise. […]

Do You Call Them Crane Flies, Mayflies, or Mosquito Hawks?

After our crazy February weather, you might fear that the giant mosquitoes descending on North Texas are some weird anomaly caused by our record-breaking cold winter. The good news is they are not, and you can rest easy that these mega-mosquitoes are crane flies that are entirely normal at this time of year. You may […]

This is What We’re Doing in Your Lawn in Spring

By Andrea
March 31, 2021
Fertilization & Weed Control, How To, Lawn Solutions
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A little over a month out from our record-breaking February freeze, most of our lawns are in what we call a tweener stage. There is a little green here and there in some lawns, but most are not out of dormancy yet. Probably only 20% to 30% in our area. That will change over the […]

Landscape Tour: A Richardson Reservation Home Re-Imagines Front Lawn

Steve and Cathy are a couple I’ve known for many years (our now-adult daughters were in Arapaho United Methodist Church Youth Group together.) When it came time to re-imagine their front landscape at their home in Richardson’s Reservation Neighborhood, they gave me a call to see what Village Green could do. Steve and Cathy had […]

Our Annual Plea To STOP Crepe Myrtle Murder

Mid-winter and early spring is the time of the year when many of your neighbors believe they should dramatically prune their crepe myrtles, so they will have extra blooms come summer. They may call it pruning. At Village Green, we call crepe murder. The thing to remember about crepe myrtles is that they are a […]

This Is How Much You Should Water This Spring

By Andrea
March 20, 2021
Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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In spring, your lawn and plants are coming out of dormancy from the winter and your soil needs regular watering. One of the biggest mistakes you can make with your lawn health is to not water properly for the season. In spring, we recommend you water in ten-minute bursts one day per week at 2 […]

What Is Wrong With My St. Augustine Lawn?

By Andrea
March 18, 2021
Brown Patch, February 2021 Freeze Solutions, St. Augustine Grass
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Over the past couple of days, the number of calls and emails we are getting about St. Augustine has dramatically increased. Many homeowners are wondering if the epic North Texas February freeze killed their St. Augustine grass (or at least big chunks of their lawn.) If you are wondering what is going on in your […]

Important February Freeze Update

We have received many calls and emails from people asking if their plants will survive our February deep freeze. But by far, the number one question is what is wrong with our Live Oak Trees, and will they survive. Sadly many plants will not survive our record-breaking cold weather, but the good news is we […]

How To Know If Your Plants Survived The Winter Storm

By Andrea
March 12, 2021
How To, Ken's Quick Tip, Landscape Solutions, Lawn and Landscape Care
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We’re getting many calls and emails from customers trying to determine if their plants survived our epic February 2021 winter storm in North Texas. Sadly many plants will not survive our record-breaking cold weather, but the good news is we see signs that many will survive. Curious if your plants will survive or not? Watch […]

Village Green Neighborly Landscape Guarantee

By Andrea
March 4, 2021
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscape Solutions, Uncategorized
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As we start looking at how our landscapes weathered the snow and frigid temperatures we had in February, I know we have many customers worried about their new landscapes. What is our guarantee after all this extreme winter weather? It’s the same as it always has been. Village Green will do the right thing for […]

Year: 2021