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Spring Watering Guide for North Texas

By Stuart Tinsley
March 15, 2023
Irrigation, Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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In spring, your lawn and plants are coming out of dormancy from the winter and your soil needs consistent watering. 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 one day per week at […]

How to Protect Your Sprinkler System from Freeze Damage

By Andrea
December 20, 2022
Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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With the winter blast heading our way, we’ve been getting a lot of phone calls from worried homeowners wondering what they should do to protect their sprinkler system from damage. First, ensure your lawn and landscape are well watered a few days before the polar plunge. That is the best way to protect your lawn […]

How to Care for Your Lawn in a Drought

By Andrea
August 9, 2022
Lawn Health, Lawn Solutions, Watering, Watering Solutions
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As you would imagine with a summer as dry and hot as 2022, we are seeing a lot of drought stress in area lawns. Regardless of the reason (sprinkler system issues or underwatering,) every person’s first question is if their lawn is dead. The short answer is no. Your lawn is not dead. It isn’t […]

How to Program You Sprinkler Controller for a New Landscape in Summer

By Andrea
August 2, 2022
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscape Solutions, Watering, Watering Solutions
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In this video Hannah, our Landscape Manager, show you how we program a sprinkler controller after we install a new landscape during our hot summer months in North Texas. Many think that the summer and winter are not ideal months to install a landscape, but the truth is you can install a landscape any time […]

This is How Much You Should Water Your Lawn This Summer

By Andrea
June 13, 2022
Irrigation, Lawn Health, Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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Summer officially arrives in North Texas on June 21st which means it is time to get your sprinkler system ready for summer watering. In summer, your soil loses the most water, and we recommend watering roughly an hour per week per zone in full sun. We recommend that you water in ten-minute bursts two days […]

Spring Watering Guide for North Texas

By Andrea
March 16, 2022
Best Plants Series, Irrigation, Ken's Quick Tip, Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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Spring officially arrives in North Texas on Sunday, March 20 which means it is time to update your sprinkler controller for spring watering. HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU WATER THIS SPRING? In spring, your lawn and plants are coming out of dormancy from the winter and your soil needs consistent watering. One of the biggest mistakes […]

Mid-February Lawn Health Update

By Andrea
February 14, 2022
Fertilization & Weed Control, Ken's Quick Tip, Lawn and Landscape Care, Lawn Solutions, Watering
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In this quick video, Ken gives a Winter Storm Landon update and what we are currently seeing in North Texas lawns. As we work our way through the last weeks of winter, Ken shares what we are doing in our customer’s yards to make sure they are ready for spring which is only five weeks […]

2022 Winter Watering Guide

By Andrea
December 12, 2021
Irrigation, Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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In winter, even though your lawn and plants are dormant, your soil still needs consistent watering to keep it healthy. One of the biggest mistakes you can make with your lawn’s overall health is to turn your sprinkler system off during our winter months. We recommend that you water one ten-minute burst one day per […]

Here’s Our Fall Lawn Watering Guide

By Andrea
September 10, 2021
Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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The first day of fall 2021 is September 22 so now is the time to get your sprinkler ready for fall watering. In fall, your soil loses about ½ the water it loses in the summer, so the simplest solution is to water one day per week versus the two you water in the summer. […]

A Bucket Can Show You How Much To Water This Summer

By Andrea
July 13, 2021
Sprinkler System, Watering, Watering Solutions
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How much should you be watering your lawn this summer is a question I get asked a lot. The short answer is roughly an hour per week per zone, assuming you are using a standard sprinkler spray head (you can download our free summer watering guide here.) Where do I get that number? Imagine placing […]

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Spring Watering Guide for North Texas

How to Protect Your Sprinkler System from Freeze Damage

How to Care for Your Lawn in a Drought

How to Program You Sprinkler Controller for a New Landscape in Summer

This is How Much You Should Water Your Lawn This Summer

Spring Watering Guide for North Texas

Mid-February Lawn Health Update

2022 Winter Watering Guide

Here’s Our Fall Lawn Watering Guide

A Bucket Can Show You How Much To Water This Summer

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