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Vital Watering Tips for New Sod During the Heat of Summer

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 […]

How to Spot & Treat Rabbit Damage in your Lawn

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 […]

Germander Makes Our Best Landscape 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 Germander, which like Anthony Waterer Spirea blooms in late spring, early summer in North Texas. It has pretty purple blooms and even when not […]

How To Protect Your Lawn from Chinch Bug Damage

When discussing insects that plague North Texas lawns, the most serious by far are chinch bugs. These insects can cause significant damage to St. Augustine lawns during our hot dry summer months. The trouble is they are very easy to miss and by the time you realize you have a problem the damage has been […]

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 […]

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