Tag: lawn fertilization

Meet the Team: Shelby Hyatt

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 […]
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Bare Patches in Bermuda

Take a look at these bare patches in the bermuda lawn below.  I see patches like these very frequently, any idea what causes them?  The second photo is a close up of what is causing the problem – rabbit droppings.  The droppings are so acidic they will burn holes through bermuda.  Possible solutions include scattering […]
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One tough weed – Virginia Buttonweed

This is Virginia Buttonweed.  What makes it tough to control is its viney roots underground.    Most weed killers that are labeled for dandelions such as 2-4-D products will control it but you’ll need to make several applications to kill out all of the roots that it has.  It’s this kind of weed that sends most […]
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St. Augustine still shows freeze damage

Here’s an example of freeze damage to a St. Augustine lawn in richardson probably from radiating off of the concrete.  We’re going to use an 18-46-0 fertilizer made from dimonium phosphate to help the roots recover.  We’re using this type of fertilizer instead of the normal ammonium nitrate because brown patch feeds off of nitrogen […]
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