Talk about pressure! Mr. and Mrs. B’s landscape project in Plano had a hard deadline (their daughter was graduating high school) coupled with the fact that the family was celebrating the big event with a special party at their home and invited many family and friends. Needless to say, everything had to be done just right, and […]
Every year I get a dozen or so questions regarding weird little balls customers find in their lawns. Our recent Quick Tips on out of the ordinary subjects, like dog vomit fungus, have been so popular I figured it was time to tackle this as my next Quick Tip subject. These little ‘balls’ are galls, […]
The first day of summer is one week from today, so it’s time to get ready to update your sprinkler’s settings to make sure you are getting adequate water coverage for your lawn and landscape in North Texas. How much should you water in the summer? During the summer, water two days per week and […]
I’ve received a lot of feedback on my Quick Tips about dog vomit fungus and crane flies. I have also received more questions about other things our customers have wondered about in the past. Today I’m going to tackle what one customer described as looking like a ‘giant wasp from an old Japanese horror movie.’ […]
I’m a firm believer that my job is to reduce your stress, not contribute to it, which is why I rarely sent out an alert like I’m doing today. In recent weeks, we’ve seen chinch bugs in a few of our customer’s lawns and today’s alert is to make sure everyone knows to be on […]
This is the time in North Texas when people start spending more time outdoors, often working in their yards and landscape beds on our pretty weekends. Without fail, each spring, when people start turning their soil for spring planting, they find grub worms in their soil and become concerned that they have a major problem. […]
Over the years, I’ve had numerous calls from Village Green customers trying to determine what this ‘disgusting’ yellow blob was in their yard or landscaped beds. These customers usually send a photo to me to help them diagnose this alien looking lump that appeared overnight. The funniest part is when they provide their own theories […]
Late Spring in North Texas is a busy time for many trying to get their lawn ready for Summer. What you should be doing over the next few weeks boils down to two things. What kind of lawn do you have, and how have you been taking care of it the past 12 months?
If […]
Mid to Late April must be the weediest time of year for North Texas. This is caused by our weather, which can be warm and humid one day, and cool and blustery the next. Add decent rainfall in April and you have the perfect environment for the weeds you may be experiencing in your yard […]
I’ve been getting a lot of questions this spring about these mega-mosquitoes which are crane flies. I’ve heard them called may flies, mosquito hawks, skeeter eaters, and my favorite, mosquito on steroids! Everyone can rest easy, these aren’t some dangerously huge mosquitoes that have descended on North Texas. These inch-long, gangly-legged insects that are sneaking […]