Founded in 1980 by Ken Hyatt, Village Green is a family owned business that specializes in lawn care, landscaping, fertilization and weed control, sprinkler repair, and mosquito control. During the Holiday Season we also professionally install lights for both business and residential customers. Ken has always felt that the people behind Village Green are as important […]
How much should I water in the Fall? From mid-September through November your lawn requires on average half of the water it did in the summer. If you have the typical heads like this photo you can set your controller to water one day per week. Have your sprinklers run three times in the morning, […]
Here’s some good news if you have a smart controller, otherwise known as an ET Controller, most north Dallas Cities are giving exemptions from their water restrictions. You have to register with the city to notify them that you have one, but once that’s done, as long as your controller is watering a reasonable amount […]
Here are local water restrictions by city… Addison Water Restrictions Allen Water Restrictions Carrollton Water Restrictions Dallas Water Restrictions Famers Branch Water Restrictions Fairview Water Restrictions Frisco Water Restrictions Garland Water Restrictions McKinney Water Restrictions Murphy Water Restrictions Plano Water Restrictions Richardson Water Restrictions Rowlett Water Restrictions Sachse Water Restrictions Wylie Water Restrictions
As of June 1st the Water District will transition to Stage Two water restrictions which allows twice per week watering. While the average size lawns and landscapes will do pretty well on weekly watering, larger ones would have suffered from not enough minutes in that one day. Add into the mix that once per week […]
Once per week watering is a pain in the neck to calculate. As mentioned in our article on watering once per week, at best you’ll need 6 start times. You have to calculate how long the total watering time will be so the Water Police don’t ticket you accidentally running past your allotted time. Is […]
Most cities in the Dallas area have settled on a once per week watering schedule. Is that enough to keep your lawn and landscape healthy? Unless you have a very large lawn and landscape, the answer is yes. Most cities allow watering from midnight to 10am and from 6pm until midnight which is 16 hour. […]
A week or so ago the water board relaxed its water restrictions. As usual, each city has its own twist on the requirements so here is a list of the current water restrictions by city: Allen Water Restrictions Dallas Water Restrictions Frisco Water Restrictions Fairview Water Restrictions Garland Water Restrictions Murphy Water Restrictions Plano Water […]
Sometimes you might see a wet spot in your lawn and think it might be your sprinkler leaking but how do you know for sure? An easy way is to first make sure no water is running inside your house such as a washing machine. Find your meter and your backflow prevention device (the one […]