Lawn & landscape guides
Advice written for clay soil, hundred-degree Augusts and twice-a-week watering rules.
A month-by-month lawn calendar for North Texas
When to scalp, feed, put down pre-emergent and change your mower height, written for Bermuda and St. Augustine yards between Decatur and Keller.
Bermuda, St. Augustine or zoysia: which grass for your North Texas yard
It comes down to how much sun the yard gets. Here's how we pick a grass for each yard, and why the builder's choice is often wrong for the backyard.
Why your backyard holds water after every storm (and how to fix it)
On new lots built on clay, standing water is usually a grading problem, not a drain problem. How to tell, and what each fix costs in effort.
When is the best time to lay sod in North Texas?
April through September is the window. Here's what changes at each end of it, and the watering schedule that keeps new sod alive.
How much does sod installation cost in North Texas?
Grass type matters less than you think. Prep work and access drive most of the price. Here's how a sod quote breaks down.
What does a French drain cost? (And when you don't need one)
Priced by the linear foot, but a lot of soggy yards don't need one at all. What drives the cost and the cheaper options to rule out first.
Lawn mowing prices around Rhome and north Fort Worth
Per-cut pricing, what a real cut includes, and why weekly beats every other week for Bermuda in June.
Why is my St. Augustine turning yellow or brown?
Five usual suspects in North Texas, how to tell them apart in five minutes, and which ones need a treatment versus a watering change.
20 tough plants for North Texas yards (that survive August)
The plant list we actually use in Wise, Denton and north Tarrant County beds: natives and adapted plants that handle clay and heat.
How long should you run your sprinklers in North Texas?
About an inch a week in summer, in two waterings, using cycle-and-soak so clay soil can absorb it. How to figure out your minutes.
When to trim trees and shrubs in North Texas (and when not to)
Oaks outside Feb–June, crape myrtles in late winter (lightly), hedges a few times a year, and dead wood any time.