Summer – Village Green Lawn & Plant Health

Summer Weed Control: What You Need to Know Now

As we’re amid summer, we want to discuss the four main weeds we’re actively controlling this season: 1. Spurge 2. Dandelions 3. Nutsedge 4. Dallisgrass Here’s what you should know about each: Spurge and Dandelions: We effectively control these weeds. Spurge can be prevented with pre-emergent, though it may reappear later. Dandelions are a perennial […]

Safeguard Your Lawn from Summer Threats

As summer heat intensifies in North Texas, many lawns show signs of drought stress. This is a serious concern for homeowners, as nearly every lawn health issue we encounter stems from improper watering—usually insufficient for the season. Even after the abundant May rainfall, the current heat can quickly lead to drought stress and subsequent lawn […]

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, […]

Summer Lawn Watering Guide for North Texas

Summer is the season your soil loses the most water, and 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 to not water properly for the season. We recommend that you water in 10 minute bursts […]

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 […]

Mid-Summer Lawn Update for North Texas

By Andrea
July 26, 2022
Lawn Health
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In this video, Ken shares an update on what we’ve been seeing in our lawn health customer’s lawns this summer. As you might imagine, we see a lot of drought stress in area lawns. We have received many calls from people wondering what is wrong with their yard and reports of other service providers saying […]

The Most Common Problem We See in Bermuda Lawns

I wanted to talk to you today about the most common problem we see with bermudagrass lawns (Underwatering.) Keep in mind that we’ve had a lot of rain this spring which means the problem stems from being underwatered last summer (and probably many summers before that since it takes a lot to damage bermudagrass lawns.) […]

Summer Watering Guide

By Andrea
June 8, 2020
How To, Ken's Quick Tip, Sprinkler System, Watering
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Now is the time to program your sprinkler controller for summer watering to make sure your lawn and landscape are getting adequate water coverage. How much should you water in the summer? The starting point for our watering plan is summer because that is the season your soil loses the most water. During summer we […]

By Andrea
June 10, 2014
GreenTalk, How To
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As the temperature gets closer and closer to the century mark, I get more and more questions about how to keep your lawn and landscape looking good in this Texas heat. Not to mention during Stage 3 water restrictions. First, you need to water for about sixty minutes per week in the summer. That can […]

By Andrea
March 26, 2014
GreenTalk, How To, Lawn and Landscape Care
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In late winter and early spring you will often see many of your neighbors pruning their crepe myrtles. That’s actually an understatement. Most of your neighbors butcher their crepe myrtles, believing, wrongly, that cutting them back is the proper way to main this beautiful tree and promote extra blooms in the summer. Unfortunately this misinformation, what […]

Tag: Summer

Summer Weed Control: What You Need to Know Now

Safeguard Your Lawn from Summer Threats

Summer is Here: Get Your Free Summer Lawn Watering Guide

Summer Lawn Watering Guide for North Texas

How to Care for Your Lawn in a Drought

Mid-Summer Lawn Update for North Texas

The Most Common Problem We See in Bermuda Lawns

Summer Watering Guide

Summer Watering Guide

How To Properly Prune Your Crepe Myrtle

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