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WHAT’S THE BEST FAST-GROWING GRASS SEED FOR SOUTH TEXAS?
Thinking about re-seeding your lawn and want to make sure that it grows quickly and healthily? If you’re in the south of Texas, some types of grass seed are clear winners with growth rates. These seed types are well-adapted to the hot, sub-tropical, and semi-arid...
BEST GRASS FOR DALLAS TEXAS: 5 GRASS TYPES FOR A FINE BACKYARD LAWN
With over 700 species of grass available in Texas, choosing the best grass for a Dallas lawn can be confusing. Most homeowners want a beautiful, lush lawn that looks great all year round—but differ in how much work they are prepared to do to create and maintain...
TYPES OF GRASS IN TEXAS: FROM BERMUDA TO ARTIFICIAL GRASS
Did you know that there are over 11,000 types of grass species in the world or that, in Texas alone, over 700 types of grass can grow? How on earth do you choose the best grass for your lawn from so many types available? Certain types of grass are better suited to the...
TOP 10 GRASS ALTERNATIVES IN TEXAS
Texans traditionally love their grass lawns but many homeowners are rethinking their backyards and asking if grass is really always greener. Mowing and tending the lawn is often cited as an unwanted household chore taking up 70 hours per year to keep it looking...
10 LOW-MAINTENANCE BACKYARD LANDSCAPING IDEAS
Mowing the backyard lawn on Sundays is not your idea of fun? Got better things to do with your weekends than watering the grass and tending to the garden? Tired of paying a lawn maintenance company too much money to maintain your yard? If so, you’re like a large chunk...
IS ARTIFICIAL TURF BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?
Is artificial grass good or bad for the environment? That’s a simple question that doesn’t have a simple answer. Ask 10 different professionals in varying fields and you’ll likely get 10 different answers depending on who they work for, their beliefs about climate...
How To Clean Artificial Grass For Dogs?
The U.S. ranks in the top 10 of dog ownership per capita in the world. That means a lot of dogs—and a lot of dog smells to contend with for homeowners. If you have pet turf installed in the yard and it constantly reeks of dog pee, something’s wrong. Dogs should be...
Turf Vs Grass: What’s The Difference For Sports Fields?
Ever been tricked into thinking a patch of artificial turf was natural grass? As manufacturing technology improves and artificial grass more closely resembles the look and feel of the real thing, that’s becoming more common. But important differences remain....
How Many NFL Fields Are Turf Vs Grass?
Artificial turf versus grass is a huge choice for every NFL team. There are no rules so each NFL stadium must decide for itself. Some teams switched decades ago, others in the last few years and some say they will never make the switch to artificial turf. A couple...
Types of Artificial Turf—And How to Choose the Right One
Did you know that there are over 11,000 species of grass around the world? Artificial grass doesn’t have quite so many varieties but there are still plenty to choose from. Most of it may look the same from roll to roll but once artificial turf is rolled out in your...
Why Does Artificial Grass Smell of Dog Urine—and How to Remove It?
For homeowners with dogs, pet turf systems provide many solutions to common backyard problems but also a couple of challenges—most notably the potential smell of dog urine. If you’ve got that problem, you certainly know about it! It’s an unpleasant reek. So, what’s...
How To Prevent Artificial Grass Smell?
If you choose the right artificial grass, have it installed properly, and take a few simple steps to look after it, you should have few issues with smells and most people find that the initial costs of artificial turf are more than worth it. However, if your synthetic...
How to Fix Lumpy Artificial Grass
Uneven, creased or lumpy artificial turf not only looks terrible. It could create trip hazards for your family using an artificial grass lawn, playground or swimming pool area. Most times, these imperfections are due to poor installation quality—especially from...
3 Reasons Why Your Artificial Grass Has Melted—And How to Fix It
Under normal conditions, high-quality artificial turf won’t simply melt in strong sunshine—but certain conditions can cause patches of the turf to melt. If that happens, you’ll need to take action to correct the source of the melting as well as repair the patch of...
Can You Drive on Artificial Grass—Or Use It as a Driveway?
Artificial grass is known for its low maintenance, realistic appearance, durability, and versatility—but there are limits to the wear and tear it can withstand. An occasional drive across a synthetic turf area or parking a car on it for a few hours won’t cause any...
Everything You Should Know About Artificial Grass Drainage
Homes and businesses are switching to artificial grass because it looks immaculate all year round—even after heavy rains. In fact, when professionally installed, the best synthetic grass products stand up excellently to all of the elements, including hot sun and heavy...
Can You Lay Artificial Grass on Uneven Ground?
One of the attractions of artificial grass is that it can be installed almost anywhere in the front or back yard—but only if the ground is prepared properly beforehand. The base layer installed beneath the grass surface should be flat and level. The turf can be...
How to Save on Your Fort Worth Water Bill?
The monthly Fort Worth water bill might not be the highest utility bill in your home — but it’s likely to make up around 12-15 percent of the total and the rates are about to increase. Indeed, many North Texas residents have reported spikes in their water bills...
7 Backyard Ideas for Texas Homeowners Using Artificial Grass
When the topic of switching from natural grass to artificial grass comes up, most Texas homeowners think of replacing a lawn. But synthetic turf is far more flexible than that. Besides lawns, many backyard landscaping ideas are possible with artificial grass —...
Where Does Dallas Get Its Water – And Is It Safe?
Visitors to Dallas are often surprised by how many abundant lakes there are in the area. Most Dallasites are well familiar with these — after all, they’re the source of our water as well as a great deal of our recreation and leisure facilities. The City of Dallas area...
The 15 Best Parks in Dallas
There are almost 400 parks in Dallas, comprising over 20,000 acres of developed and undeveloped parkland excluding nature reserves. This represents one of the largest municipal park systems in the U.S. It also provides ample opportunities for local residents and...
Every NFL Turf Field and When They Switched
A total of 15 NFL fields currently use turf — home to 17 teams in the competition. This compares with 13 teams and stadiums using real grass and two using a “hybrid”, though this ratio is about to change slightly as one team will revert to grass in their new stadium...
Does AT&T Stadium Have Turf or Grass?
Most NFL fans know the AT&T Stadium is home to the Dallas Cowboys but are the games held on turf or grass? It’s a question asked by many sports enthusiasts as NFL franchise owners, players and commentators alike weigh up the pros and cons of artificial turf vs....
Which NFL Stadiums Have Turf Fields – And Which Use Real Grass?
Artificial turf or real grass? It’s a huge choice for any NFL team to decide what surface they will play on. And while it’s currently a fairly even split between artificial turf and natural grass, the synthetic version just shades it in popularity. The 32 NFL teams...
12 Above-Ground Pool Landscaping Ideas to Spruce Up Your Backyard
A backyard swimming pool is a must-have for many Dallas homeowners. Around 13.8 percent of DFW homes feature pools, which is among the highest density of all large cities in the U.S. With the average cost of inground pools so high, however, it’s no surprise that...
The 12 Best Playgrounds in Dallas
The Dallas park system is blessed with almost 400 parks, many of which have playgrounds, athletic fields, sports courts and picnic areas. The best playgrounds in Dallas have the amenities, equipment and play areas to keep your children entertained, stimulated and...
6 Playground Flooring Ideas For Fun & Safe Play
What could be better than an all-weather backyard play area? The kids get out of your hair for a while and you don’t have to worry about where they are or what they’re doing! The bad news is that the emergency room statistics for playgrounds in the Dallas-Fort Worth...
15 Backyard Playground Ideas That Your Kids Will Love
Children are five times more likely to be a healthy weight if there is a park or playground within a half mile, according to the National Park and Recreation Association. So, what better use for a backyard than turning it into a playground that keeps your children...
Best Golf Courses In Fort Worth
The likes of Jason Day and Angela Stanford call the city of Fort Worth “home” and it’s also the birthplace of celebrated golfing legend Ben Hogan. The Dallas-Fort Worth area boasts some of the best golf courses in Texas and the Charles Schwab Challenge (formerly the...
Best Golf Courses In Dallas
More golfing Hall of Famers hail from Texas than any other state, including California and Florida. The city of Dallas has fathered many famous names in the sport, including Jordan Spieth, Justin Leonard, Corey Pavin, Byron Nelson and, of course, Lee Trevino. In fact,...