As I’ve said in many a Quick Tip, your lawn needs three things to thrive: sun, water and food (fertilizer.) If you are doing everything right, but your lawn still looks wrong, you may have chinch bugs. Chinch bugs are bad news. Over the years I’ve seen them cause more lawn damage than any other […]
In my last Quick Tip I gave valuable advice on how to spot drought stress in your lawn (and what could be causing it.) What should you do if your lawn has been under watered?: First, you need to make sure you’ve fixed whatever problem caused the drought stress. Assuming you’ve done that it is […]
North Texas summers are hard on your lawn and landscape, and 2018 is no exception. We are seeing many lawns in our area suffering drought stress. Drought can be defined as the absence of rainfall or irrigation for a period of time sufficient to deplete soil moisture and injure plants. It is serious business, because drought stress can reduce […]
As I mentioned in my last Quick Tip all you need for a healthy lawn is sun, water, and food (fertilizer.) If you have those three things grass will fill in by itself. If you don’t, it doesn’t matter how much time, effort or money you throw at the problem, you will end up with that […]
I know it seems hard to believe with our recent hot and sultry weather, but we had a lot of cold weather this past winter with many days in the 20s. Add in a fairly cool spring and North Texas was slow to green up this spring. Now that we’ve skipped from spring to summer heat wise, […]
I met Mr. and Mrs. P in my Sunday school class as Suncreek UMC. They had recently relocated from New York to the Dallas area and asked me for suggestions on what to plan around their new pool which was nearing completion. Mrs. P wanted to make sure their pool had privacy, while still having an […]
Most of our landscape projects start with Village Green trying to solve a problem for the home owner. In the case of Mr. and Mrs. C it was to overcome a shade challenge. Village Green had worked with the couple over the years with some small changes to their lawn and landscape, but overall, they […]
I’ve known Mr. and Mrs. M for about twenty years. We first met while Debbie and I were attending Cornerstone United Methodist Church. Later I learned that they lived a few blocks from me, and that I regularly walked our dog by their home. Based on that connection Village Green has done some small jobs for the […]
Our landscape projects are a fun part of my job. I enjoy seeing our happy customers upon completion of their project. The before and after photos are fun too, because they are always dramatic. The real test of a landscape though comes later. After plants have had a chance to establish and mature. That is […]
Fire ants are the true definition of a pest! There are roughly 5 million Americans stung by fire ants each year. Tragically about a dozen of these individual die from severe allergic reactions to the sting. Even small animals, including pets are at risk from their stings. Fire Ant Facts…Fire Ants were accidentally brought into this country on a […]