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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 […]

Tips on Helping St. Augustine Grass Recover

We have been getting many “What’s wrong with my lawn this year?” questions this spring. First, you need to know that we had an unusually harsh winter in North Texas. Our temperatures plummeted to 8 degrees in December, and a few weeks later, we had a significant ice storm. When you combine that extreme winter […]

How to Group the Plants in your Landscaping

By Stuart Tinsley
May 2, 2023
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscape Solutions
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In today’s landscape update Hannah, our Landscape Manager shares her secrets to how Village Green set plants correctly in our landscape project. This short video has valuable tips for anyone tackling a landscape project this spring. If you are considering a project, we would love the chance to earn your business with a complimentary landscape […]

3 Plants we try to Avoid in North Texas Landscapes

We get many questions from customers on what our favorite plants to use in North Texas are. So many, we created our best plants video series. Today we want to discuss three popular plants that do not make our best plants list and why. Each year we get a lot of requests to install azaleas, […]

Tips for Pruning Trees

By Stuart Tinsley
April 18, 2023
How To, Ken's Quick Tip, Landscape Solutions
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With our warmer weather, more people are working on their lawns to get them summer ready. In today’s landscape quick tip, Ken advises on proper tree pruning. This video is a must-watch to see an example of what to do and, more importantly, what not to do with your trees. If you are considering a […]

Author: Stuart Tinsley