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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
October 30, 2014
GreenTalk
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The North Texas Municipal Water District have initiated Stage 3 seasonal watering of the NTMWD Water Conservation and Drought Contingency and Water Emergency Response Plan, which goes into effect November 1, 2014. You can read their full release here. You should verify your specific watering day schedule with your city or appropriate water provider. You […]

By Andrea
July 1, 2014
GreenTalk, How To
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Your North Texas lawn needs three things to thrive: sun, water, and food. If you are doing everything right, yet your lawn looks like it has drought damage, fungal disease or iron deficiency, you may have chinch bugs. These guys are bad news. In fact, I’ve seen chinch bugs cause more lawn damage than any other […]

By Andrea
March 19, 2014
GreenTalk
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Say drip and water in the same sentence and most people will think of something negative, like a leaky faucet. But when you are talking about a drip irrigation system, a drip is a great thing that can help expand your Stage 3 watering window. We’ll talk more about that in a moment, for now […]

By Andrea
February 5, 2014
GreenTalk
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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 […]

By Andrea
January 21, 2014
GreenTalk
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Does your lawn really need to be aerated? That’s a question we are asked a lot at Village Green, and to be honest, our answer has changed over the past few years for reasons that may surprise many people. Believe it or not we, a company that does aeration professionally, actually told our customers that […]

By Andrea
August 30, 2013
Dallas Sprinkler Repair, GreenTalk, Sprinkler Repair Dallas
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Ken Hyatt, President and Founder of Village Green shows how you can tell if your lawn is showing the classic signs of drought stress. During late summer many yards in our area experience drought stress, which is usually sprinkler related. For more information on tuning up your sprinkler system visit: https://www.villagegreen-inc.com/sprinkler-repair-dallas-plano-allen-frisco/ For information on […]

By Andrea
May 7, 2013
Dallas Sprinkler Repair, GreenTalk, Sprinkler Repair Dallas
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In the spring your lawn requires around a half an inch of water per week on average. That equals roughly 30 minutes for most sprinkler systems. The problem we have in our area is our infamous clay soil can only absorb about 10 minutes worth of water. After that it will run off which is […]

Landscape eTour

Today’s eTour takes us to Dallas, Texas where Ken inspects the progress on one of Village Green’s landscape projects that was completed about a year ago. Ken walks us through the many innovative solutions employed in this yard. Water features, rivers of stones, patio, and more.

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Summer Watering Guide

Important Water News: Every Two Week Watering is Back!

Important Information About Chinch Bug Damage in North Texas Lawns

Drip Irrigation Systems on the Rise in North Texas

Aeration: The Secret to Health Lawn

Lawn Aeration 101

Green Talks Video Blog: Drought Stress

QuickTip: Spring Watering Schedule

Landscape eTour

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