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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Now that we’re seeing temperatures consistently over 100 degrees it is important to make sure you are running your sprinkler long enough. Remember though, use short ten minute bursts.
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 […]
Most of the cities in the Dallas area will be switching to their stage 3 water restrictions as of November 1st. In general that means an every two week schedule. Since the watering you should be doing in the fall is roughly half of what you would do in the summer, the simplest method of […]