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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 […]

Mid-April Spring Lawn Update for North Texas

In today’s lawn health update, Ken gives a detailed update about what we’re seeing in our customer’s lawns this spring. As we say, the recipe for a healthy lawn is not complicated. We need sun, water, and food (fertilizer.) Things get tricky with our crazy North Texas weather, which can deliver cold weather one week […]

Early-Spring Color for North Texas: Fringe Flower

By Stuart Tinsley
April 4, 2023
Best Plants Series, Good Plants, Landscape Design & Installation
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Our early spring color landscape quick tip was so popular that we added another favorite for North Texas. Fringe Flower, or Loropetalum, is another early blooming spring plant for our area with a lovely purple leaf and is quite hardy when it comes to North Texas cold snaps. If you’d like to learn more about […]

Author: Stuart Tinsley