Our Lawn Care Blog
If you live in Fort Worth, Arlington, or Colleyville and have a St. Augustine lawn, chances are you’ve seen Gray Leaf Spot (GLS) during the summer. This disease is very common in North Texas, especially in lawns that are watered frequently.
If you live in North Texas, you know our soils can be tough. Heavy clay holds water in the spring, then bakes dry in the summer. One of the biggest reasons lawns fail in our area—whether it’s Bermuda, Zoysia, or St. Augustine—is poor drainage.
Take-All Root Rot (TARR) is one of the most stubborn lawn diseases Texas homeowners face—especially those growing St. Augustine or bermudagrass. TARR quietly attacks your lawn’s root system, often leaving you with weak, thinning, and patchy turf—despite your best efforts.
Winter lawn care is essential to keep it thriving through the season and ready to flourish in spring. Here’s a guide on how to care for your Texas lawn this winter, including tips on mowing, watering, weed control, and more.
Crapemyrtle Bark Scale is an invasive pest threatening Fort Worth’s crapemyrtle trees, leading to decreased blooms and unsightly mold. By combining early detection with proper care and management strategies, you can protect your trees and maintain a beautiful, healthy garden.
With reports of these pests causing significant damage to turfgrass in regions just east of us, it's crucial to stay informed about how armyworms might impact your lawn and what steps you can take to protect it.
Sand burrs, also known as field sandburs, are annual weeds notorious for their thorny seeds that wreak havoc on our bare feet and puppy paws during the summer months.
From Broadleaf, Chickweed, and more, learn about the common weeds we see here in Texas and how to identify them.
Check out our watering guide for expert tips on watering your lawn in the DFW area!
Check out our expert tips on mowing your lawn! We offer expertise for Zoysia, Bermuda, and St Augustine grass.
Take all root rot is a disease that mostly effects ST Augustine in the Fort Worth area but can also be found in Bermuda and Zoysia. TARR is usually first detected in the early spring as the turf is coming out of dormancy of in the fall when temperatures are cooling off.
Along with bird feeders, birdbaths are a great way to attract a large number of birds to your yard. The best thing about birdbaths is that they are simple. Anything that can hold a few inches of water can be turned into a birdbath.
When mosquitoes bite, you probably don’t stop to examine what species it is. You just swat and move on. But if you did stop to look, you might be surprised to learn that mosquitoes come in all shapes and sizes.
Have you noticed odd, brown-like stripes appearing out of nowhere on your Dallas area lawn over the last few weeks? No, you are not going crazy, and no, aliens did not just land in your backyard.
All root rot (Gaeumannomyces graminis) is active when soil temperatures drop below 65 degrees and prolonged moisture is present. Just like it says the disease takes all meaning kills the grass and leaves bare spots.