2020 – Page 2 – Village Green Lawn & Plant Health

Landscape Spotlight: Mr. N’s McKinney Make-Over

By Andrea
June 13, 2020
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscaping Dallas, Lawn and Landscape Care
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Our latest landscape project is the third project in the past decade we’ve done for Mr. N. His latest home is in charming downtown McKinney, Texas, and even though it is new, the design is classic to be in line with the neighborhood. Mr. N. wanted that feeling translated into the landscape. The goal for […]

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 […]

Landscape Spotlight: Mr. & Mrs. T’s Patio Paradise

By Andrea
May 30, 2020
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscaping Dallas, Lawn and Landscape Care
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Our latest landscape tour is the perfect one to kick off June and summer! Mr. and Mrs. T called Village Green about some ideas and solutions for their backyard. They had finished installing a beautiful pool and that plus their arbor and stunning patterned concrete their back patio was nearly summer ready. The only problem […]

Landscape Spotlight: Mr. H’s Shade Solution

By Andrea
May 20, 2020
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscaping Dallas, Lawn and Landscape Care
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As I said in a recent quick tip, your lawn needs three things to be healthy. Sun, water, and food (fertilizer.) Mr. H unfortunately didn’t have enough sun in his backyard because of his large trees and came to us for a solution. Mr. H is a model customer in that he had very specific requests for this […]

Ms. N’s Backyard Transformation

By Andrea
May 4, 2020
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscaping Dallas, Lawn and Landscape Care
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One of my favorite things about landscape projects is finding creative ways to solve our customer’s problems. Take this project. Ms. N has a large backyard with a swimming pool which is perfect for her and her dogs enjoy. The only problem. Mud. And lots of it. The simple solution. Artificial turf and some well-selected […]

Tour this newly installed Plano Texas landscape

By Andrea
April 27, 2020
Landscape Design & Installation, Landscaping Dallas
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Take a quick video tour of one a recent landscape Village Green completed in Plano, Texas. We have been getting a lot of customer calls about landscape projects. With so many staying at home, it is natural to want to create an outdoor haven to enjoy year-round. Whether you decide to DIY or want to […]

Quick Tip: Crane Flies, Mayflies, or Mosquito Hawks?

By Andrea
April 6, 2020
Ken's Quick Tip
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I’ve been getting a lot of questions this spring about these mega-mosquitoes, which are crane flies. I’ve heard them called mayflies, mosquito hawks, skeeter eaters, and my favorite, mosquito on steroids! Everyone can rest easy; these aren’t some dangerously huge mosquitoes that have descended on North Texas. These inch-long, gangly-legged insects that are sneaking into […]

The Secret to a Great Landscape

By Andrea
April 1, 2020
GreenTalk, Ken's Quick Tip, Landscape Design & Installation, Landscaping Dallas
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Today I am going to share a secret about how to create a great landscape design. Whether you do it yourself or use Village Green, the key to a great landscape is to follow the great painter’s lead and create a frame around your home. How do you do that? You start with the foundation […]

A Message from Ken About COVID-19

By Andrea
March 26, 2020
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Like everyone else, I’ve been closely following COVID-19 to determine best what I can do to help reduce the spread as a community member and small business owner. Also, many customers have contacted us concerned about the continuation of our services since spring has sprung in North Texas. It’s times like these that show us […]

Landscape Spotlight: Take a Video Tour of our Latest Landscape in Garland, Texas

This was a fun project that was twenty years in the marking! It all started Ken and Debbie’s daughter was in Indian Princess’ with Mr. H’s daughter. Over the years the landscape would come up and all the possibilities were discussed. Fast forward twenty years and that landscape dream is now a reality. If you […]

Year: 2020