I can tell it is summertime by the amount of inquiries we’ve been getting about our mosquito control program (we call it the Village Green Mosquito Assassin Program!) With our mild winter and a lot of rain this spring the conditions are perfect for mosquitoes which are plaguing many of our customers. We’ve made a […]
This is the time of year when we get a lot of calls and emails from people who are frustrated that they cannot grow grass in certain parts of their lawns. The location where they have bare dirt varies considerably, but the root cause is nearly always the same. Too much shade. Grass isn’t that […]
This is the time of the year when we start getting a lot of calls and emails from customers worried about the grubs they are finding in their yards while doing spring planting. The concern is valid because grub worms (which are the larvae of June beetles) can cause all kinds of problems in North […]
Spring is the time of year when we get a lot of calls about new lawns and how to care for newly laid sod. New lawns are a little like babies in the fact that they are much more sensitive than established lawns. It is important that you don’t treat them like a well established […]
The answer to this question boils down to what kind of lawn you have and how long you’ve been taking care of it. If you’ve been a Village Green fertilizer and weed-control customer for a while, we are currently applying a granular fertilizer and spot treating your lawn for weeds. Bermuda lawns are getting a […]
Mid spring in North Texas is a strange in between time. We typically get a lot of rain coupled with days that can be warm and humid and then turn cool and blustery. Often in the same week! The end result is you may be seeing a bumper crop of weeds in your lawn and […]
Spring brings many great things, blooming flowers, bright-green leaves bursting from trees, warmer weather, and usually more rain for North Texas. It can also bring out these ugly brown patches (or spots.) When we have epic weather, it is almost always followed by an epidemic of insects or diseases. I’m sure many long time residents […]
Village Green has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, for the fifth time in as many years, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the consumer review service in 2015. Village Green won the 2015 Super Service Award for the following categories: Landscaping, Lawn & Yard Work, and […]
I know it may seem odd to be thinking about fine tuning your sprinkler system considering the recent rains, but the single biggest mistake you can make is turning off your sprinklers. In my professional opinion your lawn and landscape will be better served by installing a rain sensor than manually controlling your system by […]
In late winter and early spring many of your neighbors will get out their tools and proceed to butcher their crepe myrtles. They do this because they believe that cutting them back is the proper way to maintain the tree and that it will help produce extra blooms in the summer. I wouldn’t judge your […]