Steve and Cathy are a couple I’ve known for many years (our now-adult daughters were in Arapaho United Methodist Church Youth Group together.) When it came time to re-imagine their front landscape at their home in Richardson’s Reservation Neighborhood, they gave me a call to see what Village Green could do. Steve and Cathy had […]
Our latest landscape project is the third project in the past decade we’ve done for Mr. N. His latest home is in charming downtown McKinney, Texas, and even though it is new, the design is classic to be in line with the neighborhood. Mr. N. wanted that feeling translated into the landscape. The goal for […]
Our latest landscape tour is the perfect one to kick off June and summer! Mr. and Mrs. T called Village Green about some ideas and solutions for their backyard. They had finished installing a beautiful pool and that plus their arbor and stunning patterned concrete their back patio was nearly summer ready. The only problem […]
As I said in a recent quick tip, your lawn needs three things to be healthy. Sun, water, and food (fertilizer.) Mr. H unfortunately didn’t have enough sun in his backyard because of his large trees and came to us for a solution. Mr. H is a model customer in that he had very specific requests for this […]
One of my favorite things about landscape projects is finding creative ways to solve our customer’s problems. Take this project. Ms. N has a large backyard with a swimming pool which is perfect for her and her dogs enjoy. The only problem. Mud. And lots of it. The simple solution. Artificial turf and some well-selected […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about how I’ve changed my opinion on lawn aeration in my blog post, Aeration 101. Since then many of our customers have been wanting to learn more about aeration. Going so far as to ask how it actually works, which is why I shot a quick video of Sam […]
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 […]
Ken visits Mr. and Mrs. T’s home to check on a landscape project Village Green finished two weeks ago. Like many of Village Green’s projects, this customer had trouble growing grass under their oak trees because of the shade. Village Green replaced the Bermuda to St. Augustine, and created some beds under each tree. The […]
It’s late winter and all your neighbors are trimming their crepe myrtles so I thought I’d share a quick tip on how to trim yours. Here it is…Don’t do it. Or if you really feel the need, do it gently. The best way to trim your crepe myrtles is to treat them like your large […]
Here is your fall landscape to-do list… Apply Pre-Emergent – In bermuda lawns you’ll want to apply a pre-emergent to your lawn to prevent the winter weed seeds from germinating. Check your local nursery for a pre-emergent with an active ingredient of Simazine or Pendimethalin. St. Augustine doesn’t like herbicides – pre-emergents tend to stunt its […]