We received a call from Joanne in Plano, who requested a complete redo of her front landscape. According to her, it had become overgrown, sickly, and outdated. She also mentioned that they had lost a tree, which made the front landscape lopsided. As a gardener, Joanne emphasized adding color to the landscape. Additionally, she wanted […]
In fall, your soil loses about ½ the water it loses in the summer, so the easiest thing to do is to set the controller to only one day per week with three 10-minute bursts. We recommend that you water in ten-minute bursts one day per week at 2 am, 4 am, and 6 am […]
In today’s landscape tip, Ken shares helpful pointers on when and how to use moss rock for a landscape border. Creating borders for your landscape using moss rock is a beautiful solution for your landscape design. At Village Green, we especially like to use them for taller areas, such as corner areas of the home […]
Marty and Kathy in McKinney have been using customers of Village Green since 2017. They use us for their lawn health program, irrigation repair, and landscape. This project is our second landscape for the couple. Kathy loves to garden and has a deep knowledge of plants, making her an ideal landscape customer. She knows what […]
Because proper seasonal watering is so important, we spend much time discussing how to water correctly, usually with spray or rotary head systems. In today’s video, Manny, our Landscape Crew Lead, demonstrates how we install drip lines for our customers. Drip systems are more popular than ever in North Texas because they put water exactly […]
In today’s lawn health update, Ken gives a mid-summer update about what we see in area lawns and what you should do if you want your lawn to thrive during our hot and dry summer. The recipe for a healthy lawn is not complicated. We need sun, water, and food (fertilizer.) Things get tricky in […]
David and Jennifer’s front landscape was dated and needed some refreshing because of a handful of overgrown hedges and gaps caused by dead or missing plants during foundation repair work. Hannah, our Landscape Manager, created an easy-to-maintain landscape using green carissa hollies, pink blooming rosecreek abelias, and red obsession nandinas that make a nice backdrop […]
It’s no secret that installing sod in the dead of summer in North Texas isn’t the best time. But sometimes there isn’t a choice, and in today’s quick tip video, Hannah, our Landscape Manager, explains how her team waters new sod by sharing our steps to ensure a new sod project we installed in June […]
In today’s lawn health tip, we wanted to cover a widespread issue in North Texas lawns. Rabbit damage! We know they look cute, but if left untreated, that cute bunny roaming around your property can cause severe burn issues in your lawn. If you suspect you may have rabbit damage, watch this video for all […]
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 Germander, which like Anthony Waterer Spirea blooms in late spring, early summer in North Texas. It has pretty purple blooms and even when not […]