2022 – Page 6 – Village Green Lawn & Plant Health

It’s Spring. Why Isn’t Your Lawn Greening Up Yet?

By Andrea
March 21, 2022
Fertilization & Weed Control, Lawn Solutions
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We’ve had a cool spring in North Texas, and the soil temperature hasn’t warmed up enough for our lawns to come out of dormancy. As we head into mid-March, we’re getting questions about dormant lawns. People are concerned something went wrong with their lawn’s health. Now that it is officially spring, we should start seeing […]

Spring Watering Guide for North Texas

By Andrea
March 16, 2022
Best Plants Series, Irrigation, Ken's Quick Tip, Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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Spring officially arrives in North Texas on Sunday, March 20 which means it is time to update your sprinkler controller for spring watering. HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU WATER THIS SPRING? In spring, your lawn and plants are coming out of dormancy from the winter and your soil needs consistent watering. One of the biggest mistakes […]

Henbit: A Sure Sign Spring is Near in North Texas

A sure sign that spring is close is the arrival of henbit in North Texas lawns. And while any sign of spring is welcome, it is a weed and our main focus during spring. As far as weeds go, henbit is pretty, with rich green and cute purple flowers, but we still don’t like seeing […]

Don’t Commit Crepe ‘Murder’ this Spring

By Andrea
February 27, 2022
How To, Ken's Quick Tip, Landscape Design & Installation, Landscape Solutions
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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 […]

Best Plants Series – Texas Sage

By Andrea
February 22, 2022
Best Plants Series
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We get many questions from customers on what our favorite plants to use in North Texas are. So many Ken has created a “Best Plants for North Texas Landscape Series.” Today we are featuring Texas Sage. The tricky part with Texas Sage is that it can get large and are a bit wild and woolly, […]

Mid-February Lawn Health Update

By Andrea
February 14, 2022
Fertilization & Weed Control, Ken's Quick Tip, Lawn and Landscape Care, Lawn Solutions, Watering
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In this quick video, Ken gives a Winter Storm Landon update and what we are currently seeing in North Texas lawns. As we work our way through the last weeks of winter, Ken shares what we are doing in our customer’s yards to make sure they are ready for spring which is only five weeks […]

Protect Your Lawn from Weather Winter Storm Landon

With extreme cold and wintry precipitation in the forecast for North Texas compliments of Winter Storm Landon, we wanted to share some critical lawn and landscape tips based on current conditions in North Texas to make sure your lawn weathers Landon. If you have question please reach out to us by calling 972-495-6990 or via […]

Ken’s Quick Tip: Your Lawn and the North Texas Drought

I wanted to stress the importance of watering properly during winter, which is more vital than ever because of pretty serious drought conditions in North Texas. Drought conditions have persisted in North Texas since October intensifying in December because of record-setting warm temperatures. It is important to remember that your lawn continues to lose water […]

Landscape Spotlight: Brandon & Lindsay’s Maintenance-Free West Plano Landscape

By Andrea
January 18, 2022
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscape Solutions, Landscape Tour
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Like many of our customers, Brandon and Lindsay discovered Village Green via a Google search. They, like so many in North Texas, had suffered some freeze damage in February 2021. As has been the case for many, the freeze allowed them to rethink their landscape design and update things that have bugged them for years. […]

Best Plants Series – Trailing Rosemary

By Andrea
January 10, 2022
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Trailing Rosemary makes our best plants for North Texas list. Our favorite part about this plant is the soft little blue blooms (somewhat purplish) this plant produces. It blooms sporadically throughout the year and will bloom in North Texas during our winter months. If you like a nice pop of color in your landscape, this […]

Year: 2022