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Big Tex Trees Nurseries
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I have been a customer for over 5 years. They provide excellent service. They are the best company to deal with in my area. Thank you again ...read more
Big Tex Trees Nurseries
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Big Tex Trees Nurseries
By george6451hotmailc August 29, 2014
Excellent, excellent customer service!!! So much personal time spent explaining the product and how to successfully plant and maintain. I am so happy and excited to work with you again! ...read more
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7 things to do for a great lawn in The Woodlands, Spring and Tomball
Top 7 “To Do’s” for a great lawn and landscape in The Woodlands, Spring&Tomball TX! Spring/Fall Time Aeration! Aerating your lawn in The Woodlands TX will help to address our lousy soils, compacted dirt from all those ginormous lawn mowers and give some desperately needed relief to the root system. Lets face it, you don’t need to be Einstein to know that big healthy roots make for happy plants. Pulling a plug of dirt from the ground allows the soil to relax, oxygen to get to the roots and of course H2O. At GreenGate Turf , I also like to add a carbon based fertilizer at the same time……..Kapow!! Happy plants!! Spring/Fall Time Pre-emergent! So lets get our story straight……Pre-emergents will NOT kill your existing weeds, however they prevent the pesky new ones from germinating. If they can’t germinate they cant grow in your yard!! Whoop whoop!! As far as your existing weeds……..well thats another story for another blog….. Apply a Moisture Manager! All the golf courses are doing it!! I know, I know….what is moisture manger?? Moisture manager is a hydretain, soil surfactant that that reduces watering by up to 50% and is applied as a granular. It minimizes drought stress, controls or eliminates dry spots and enhances nutrient intake. My favorite benefit is not needing to water so often. Overwatering leads to brown patches in the fall……..and I just hate those! If your area has water restrictions in place, this is right up your alley. (And is really pretty $ cheap ) A Six Step Bio/Organic Fertilization Program This is really the most important of all. Lawn fertilization in The Woodlands is absolutely critical. I talk about the value of a great fertilization program on other forums so I won’t dwell on it here. But know this, chemical fertilizers kill your soils, your trees and frankly aren't very effective. And don’t get me started on the major health issues for your pets and kids. Organics today blow the doors off chemicals and are price competitive. Not only can you fertilize your lawn, but also your shrubs, flowers and trees!! From your house to your curb, everything is fertilized! Professional Mowing! Professional lawn mowing for The Woodlands TX should include uniformed and trained techs, equipment that is safe and reliable. All blades should be sharpened weekly alleviating stress on your turf. Edging along curbs should be done with a blade edger, NOT a line trimmer. Line trimming should only be used at vertical surfaces, along flower and tree beds. Never bag your clippings, always mulch them and have all those wonderful nutrients go back into your yard! (Mulching kits and sharp blades work awesome, insist on it) Mowing should always be done in a different direction every week. And last but not least, if your lot is 13-14k sq ft. or less, DO NOT allow these HUGE mowers to tear through your yard. It may be blinding fast for the workers, but it compacts your soils and crushes the turf roots. All lawns of this size and smaller should be done with a 30” mower or smaller. NO EXCEPTIONS. And just a helpful side note, ALWAYS request proof of liability and workers comp insurance. Protect your biggest investment…….your home. Install Native, Composted Mulch! This one is SOO important! Daily I see clients that have installed mulch from a bag or delivered from Rocko’s tree stump emporium and a week later the flower beds are infested with weeds and grass. Most mulches are full of weed seeds ready to germinate and little critters b-lining it to your front door. Effectively, you’ve spent years to keep this stuff out of your yard and BAM!, you just paid Rocko to bring it all back in. When you use composted mulch, the heating during the composting process kills the germinating weeds AND the little critters. I recommend mulch that has composted for 6 months. But it gets even better, as a quality mulch decomposes, is feeds your plants! And please don’t ask my opinion on color enhanced (spray painted bark) mulch…….ugh! And Finally!! We’re at lucky number seven……drum roll please…(make drum roll sound in your head) Use GreenGate Turf Management to get your lawn in The Woodlands TX looking so ridiculously awesome it drives your neighbors crazy!! HA! You own all the bragging rights! Andwhyshouldyouuse GreenGate Turf!!?? “Cause we groom planet Earth!!” ...read more
By GreenGate Turf Management, LLC January 27, 2015
What to do with The Woodlands Water Restrictions
What to do with The Woodlands TX water restrictions??Ok, so its no big secret that The Woodlands has water restrictions in place and for good reason.......we are blessed with crazy growth and a screaming hot economy. Here is a quick synopsis of the restrictions per the The Woodlands web site. But hey, we’ve got great way to help fix this problem.........see you at the bottom of this article!!Water is the most essential utility delivered to The Woodlands each day. It meets drinking and sanitation needs. It provides fire protection and supplies irrigation for yards and gardens. Paradoxically, water is, for some residents, the least valued utility.Rapid population growth and excess lawn irrigation has severely reduced groundwater supply and the aquifers residents depend upon for drinking are declining at an alarming rate. The alternative is finding water elsewhere – in our case, Lake Conroe. However the cost of bringing treated surface water from Lake Conroe to The Woodlands and other parts of Montgomery County is a $500 million project.Globally, Americans pay less for water than people in most other developed countries. In The Woodlands, the cost of water for a typical customer is $61.50 per month, while monthly expenses for electricity and telephone are around $150 each per month. Paying significantly less than a penny per gallon for water makes wasting water easy. Additionally, aging water and sanitary sewer systems need to be rehabilitated. This is occurring throughout the country. In the city of Houston, city planners estimate that 22 billion gallons of water is lost annually through outdated and aging systems. Already, a $30 million plus project has begun to update and repair systems.The bottom line is that water will never be as cheap as it is now. Throughout the U.S., water prices have risen faster than the cost of living, and will continue to do so in the foreseeable future.A number of water experts, like the Alliance for Water Efficiency, strongly recommend conservation as a way for water users to keep their water costs low.In fact, The Woodlands was one of the first communities in Texas to promote water conservation. The Defined Irrigation Schedule, in effect now, will reduce water costs, if followed. The municipal utility districts and The Woodlands Joint Powers Agency urge residents to conserve water and keep use in check. Water users here should water no more than an inch per week, and this should be only during peak summer periods. Turn off sprinklers in fall, winter and early spring. Use soil conservation best practices. Install native and adapted plants in landscapes.So heres a couple of things to note. First, people water way to much. We’ll talk about the correct watering amounts for The Woodlands, Spring and Tomball lawns in another blog.2nd, depending on what type of grass you have, St Augustine, Bermuda or Zoysia, will dictate how often to water.But for all your landscape management in The Woodlands, Spring and Tomball including lawns and flower beds we recommend a product called Moisture Manager. Effectively, this product can be applied as a granular or sprayed on. The principal ingredient is Hydretain which blend of liquid humectant and hygroscopic compounds that attract and hold moisture like tiny water magnets within soil. Hydretain manages available soil moisture, extending watering intervals of indoor and outdoor plants, flowers, vegetables, shrubs, trees and grasses by as much as 2 to 3 times. Each application reduces watering by up to 50% for up to 3 months. Golf courses and large commercial properties have already caught on to this and have been using it with great success.An added benefit is the less water you have, especially in the fall, the less risk you run with brown patch.Watering your landscape is only going to get increasingly more expensive, an active program of Moisture Manager is a GREAT way to significantly reduce those costs and have a great looking landscape at the same time.If you need more info or would like to implement this into your lawn management program, come see us at greengateturf.com.Andwhyshouldyouuse GreenGate Turf!!??“Cause we groom planet Earth!!” ...read more
By GreenGate Turf Management, LLC January 27, 2015
Introduction to Pristine Outdoors
Pristine Outdoors provides honest work at an honest price. We specialize in several areas including landscaping, lawn maintenance, irrigation, fence building and repair, pressure washing, concrete work, granite and marble countertops, outdoor kitchens and patio building. We service Most areas in Houston including Spring, Conroe, Kingwood, Humble, Cypress, Tomball, The Woodlands and more. ...read more
By pristine outdoors December 17, 2012
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