Watering Solutions – Village Green Lawn & Plant Health

Free Fall Watering Guide + Video: Master Your Sprinkler System

How to Program Your Sprinkler System Controller for Proper Fall Watering in North Texas Proper watering is one of the most critical factors in maintaining your lawn’s overall health, especially as the seasons change. In fall, your soil loses about half the water it does in summer, requiring adjustments to your watering routine. For optimal […]

Summer is Here: Get Your Free Summer Lawn Watering Guide

Summer is the season when your soil loses the most water, which is 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 not watering properly for the season. To help you maintain a lush, green lawn, […]

How Much Should You Water Your Lawn This Winter?

By Stuart Tinsley
December 13, 2023
Lawn Health, Lawn Solutions, Watering Solutions
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Even though your lawn and plants are dormant in winter, 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 turning your sprinkler system off during winter. We recommend that you water one ten-minute burst one day per week during the […]

A Healthy Lawn Depends on a Proper Seasonal Watering Plan

If you want to maintain a lush green lawn, it’s essential to understand the importance of year-round watering. Many homeowners tend to shut off their sprinkler systems during fall and winter, thinking it’s the right approach since the growing season has ended. However, this can be detrimental to the health of your lawn, particularly if […]

Fall Watering Guide

By Stuart Tinsley
September 18, 2023
Irrigation, Sprinkler System, Watering Solutions
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In fall, your soil loses about ½ the water it loses in the summer, so the easiest thing to do is to set the controller to only one day per week with three 10-minute bursts. We recommend that you water in ten-minute bursts one day per week at 2 am, 4 am, and 6 am […]

Mid-Summer Lawn Update for North Texas

In today’s lawn health update, Ken gives a mid-summer update about what we see in area lawns and what you should do if you want your lawn to thrive during our hot and dry summer. The recipe for a healthy lawn is not complicated. We need sun, water, and food (fertilizer.) Things get tricky in […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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