Stuart Tinsley – Village Green Lawn & Plant Health

Fescue to the Rescue in Heavily Shaded Lawns

In today’s lawn health tip, Ken shares helpful information on the best option if you want grass but have heavy shade in your yard. Fescue grass. We always say that your lawn needs three things to thrive. Sun, water, and food (fertilizer.) Sun is at the top of the list for a reason, and if […]

Protect Your Lawn from Grub Worm Damage

Many of us like to get out in the warmer weather, work in our yards, and add new plants and other landscape updates in early spring. It is also the time of year when we start getting a lot of calls and emails about grub worms that people discover when they start digging in the […]

Important Freeze Warning & Tips to Protect Your Plants Damage

By Stuart Tinsley
January 11, 2024
Lawn Health, Lawn Solutions, New to North Texas, Winter Weather
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Ready for Arctic Air? Two cold fronts, then lows in the teens, are in the forecast for North Texas, and now is the time to prepare. Below are our tried-and-true freeze warning tips to help protect your lawn and landscape from our first winter blast of the new year. If you prefer you can watch […]

How Much Should You Water Your Lawn This Winter?

By Stuart Tinsley
December 13, 2023
Lawn Health, Lawn Solutions, Watering Solutions
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Even though your lawn and plants are dormant in winter, your soil still needs consistent watering to keep it healthy. One of the biggest mistakes you can make with your lawn’s overall health is turning your sprinkler system off during winter. We recommend that you water one ten-minute burst one day per week during the […]

A Healthy Lawn Depends on a Proper Seasonal Watering Plan

If you want to maintain a lush green lawn, it’s essential to understand the importance of year-round watering. Many homeowners tend to shut off their sprinkler systems during fall and winter, thinking it’s the right approach since the growing season has ended. However, this can be detrimental to the health of your lawn, particularly if […]

How We Solved Brian & Tamara’s Lawn Drainage Problem

By Stuart Tinsley
November 6, 2023
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscape Solutions
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In today’s lawn tour, we visit Brian and Tamara’s home. Brian and Tamara’s main problem with their front lawn was a bad drainage issue where they had a lot of mud running off down onto their sidewalk. Our solution was to install river rock, which helps drainage and slows down the runoff water. Another benefit […]

An Allen Lawn’s Amazing Lawn Health Transformation

When Mrs. B called us this past May, both she and her lawn were not very happy. When we first visited, this East Allen, Texas lawn was struggling. It wasn’t coming out of dormancy, and it was brown in spots. In some areas, it was down to bare dirt and had a lot of weeds, […]

See the Evolution of this Richardson Texas Landscape

In today’s landscape tour, we visit Deanne’s in Richardson, a great example of how our landscapes will progress over the years. Deanne’s landscape was installed five years ago, and we’ve added additional plants over the past five years. This video gives an in-depth tour of her landscape with excellent plant selection tips for anyone considering […]

2 Great Tips for Sloped Landscapes with Runoff Problems

You often get a lot of rainwater runoff when you have a sloped lawn. At Village Green, we like to do a few things to solve this landscape problem for our customers. First is to use finely shredded hardwood mulch, which mats together and packs when we have rain. Our second tip is to install […]

Best Plant Series – Mondo Grass

We get many questions from customers on what our favorite plants to use in North Texas are. So, we have recorded a “Best Plants for North Texas Series.” Today, we spotlight Mondo Grass, our top choice when we need a tried-and-true plant for a shady lawn. Mondo Grass is heat and drought-tolerant and can handle […]

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