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Best Landscape Plants Series – Anthony Waterer Spirea

Today we spotlight Anthony Waterer Spirea, another one of our favorite plants to use in our landscape projects. Anthony Waterer Spirea produces pink blooms that appear in late spring, early summer in North Texas. It also makes our list for its ability to handle our winters. The thing to note is that it is semi-deciduous […]

Moss Boulders – A Great Option for North Texas Landscape Borders

Today’s video highlights a special kind of border we like to use in our landscape project. Moss boulder borders are great for homes with a taller area – perhaps the corner of your home where you need to build up a shorter retaining wall that doesn’t draw the eye too much. These borders are beautiful […]

This is How You Avoid Damaging Your North Texas Lawn

Today’s video might look like we sent it by mistake. We understand it is a bit unusual, considering we’re in the heat of summer, but this video illustrates an essential point regarding proper summer watering. When you underwater your lawn during the summer months, you risk damaging your lawn’s root system. Then when winter comes, […]

Tour this West Plano Zero-Lot Line Home’s Backyard Landscape

As is often the case, Joel in West Plano found us by doing an online search for a reputable, locally-owned company to do some irrigation repair work at his home. Joel was pleased with our work on that project, so he called us when he was ready to make some improvements in his backyard. Joel […]

Summer Lawn Watering Guide for North Texas

Summer is the season your soil loses the most water, and why we recommend watering roughly an hour per week per zone in full sun. One of the biggest mistakes you can make with your lawn’s overall health is to not water properly for the season. We recommend that you water in 10 minute bursts […]

Stone Borders and The Benefits of the Dry Stack Method

Today we wanted to show you a landscape border we love to use in our North Texas landscape projects. This border is milsap chopped stone. We love laying this stone using a dry stack technique. Using this method, we place the stone on a decomposed granite base that helps hold it in place and keeps […]

Variegated Sedge Makes Our Best Plants List

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 Variegated Sedge, another one of our favorite plants to use in our landscape projects. Variegated Sedge is excellent because it does well in shaded […]

Giant Liriope Makes Our Best Plants List

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 Giant Liriope, one of our all-time favorite plants for landscape projects. We love to use Giant Liriope because of its versatility. This plant is […]

How to Care for New Sod – Mowing & Fertilizer

By Stuart Tinsley
May 24, 2023
Ken's Quick Tip, Landscape Solutions, Lawn Health, Lawn Solutions
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We recently addressed how to water your new sod, so today, we’ll tackle mowing and fertilization. In this short video, Ken will walk you through helpful tips on fertilizing and mowing your new sod to ensure it thrives in your yard. If your lawn or landscape could use professional help, we would love to earn […]

How to Care for New Sod – Watering

By Stuart Tinsley
May 13, 2023
Lawn Health, Lawn Solutions, Watering Solutions
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In today’s landscape update, Ken addresses a question we get a lot from homeowners, how to water their new sod. In this short video, Ken will walk you through helpful tips on watering your new sod and what you should look for to ensure your new sod properly establishes in your yard. If your lawn […]

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