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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 […]

A Plano Home Gets a Front Landscape Transformation

By Stuart Tinsley
September 26, 2023
Landscape Tour
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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 According to her, it had become overgrown, sickly, and outdated.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 […]

Fall Watering Guide

By Stuart Tinsley
September 18, 2023
Irrigation, Sprinkler System, Watering Solutions
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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 […]

Moss Rock Landscape Borders

By Stuart Tinsley
September 13, 2023
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscape Solutions
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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 […]

A Landscape for the Butterflies in McKinney

By Stuart Tinsley
August 26, 2023
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscape Tour
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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 […]

How to Install a Drip Irrigation System

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 […]

Mid-Summer Lawn Update for North Texas

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 […]

Tour David & Jennifer’s New Front Landscape

By Stuart Tinsley
August 5, 2023
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscape Solutions, Landscape Tour
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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 […]

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