Identifying and Dealing with Rose Rosette Disease It’s not Halloween yet, but one trip to your garden may convince you otherwise. There is a disease that has been attacking and destroying rose gardens in North Texas. What once were beautiful rose bushes are now being turned into spindly, ugly messes. It’s almost as though a wicked [...]
How to Kill Weeds in Flower Beds You’ve finally done it! The shrubs have been trimmed. Mulch has been laid. Now you can step back and relish in the beauty of your landscaping. Then one day you walk outside to find grass and weeds growing in your flower beds. You call our company and schedule a bush [...]
Dealing with Broken Sprinkler Heads One of the greatest lawn and landscaping tools is the irrigation system. Before this system, homeowners had to use inefficient oscillating sprinklers. While these sprinklers were a step up from hand watering, they were unable to distribute the proper amount of water evenly. Then along came the irrigation system (also known [...]
Reduce Lawn Watering Demands with Hydretain Last week, we shared about how much to water your lawn using an irrigation system. In addition to proper watering, we recommend looking into a moisture manager. A moisture manager has the potential to lower watering requirements up to 50%. Here at Weed Xtinguishers, we use Hydretain. Your soil is like a [...]
Late-Summer Lawn Watering Guidelines August 1st marks the halfway point of summer. Here in Texas, it also starts the hottest month of the year. The temperature is constantly in the 100’s and rain is almost nowhere in sight. The lawn that you have been maintaining is going to be under tremendous stress. Much like humans, it’s [...]
Finding the Best Way to Fend Off Mosquitos Summers are tailor-made for outdoor fun, whether it includes time by the pool or enjoying a cookout in your backyard. This is especially true with the Fourth of the July, which certainly has no shortage of fun activities, like barbecues, fireworks, parades and more. When you’re packing up [...]
2016 North DFW July 4th Celebrations Let’s be honest. We all love to see things go boom! Here is a list of events in the North DFW area that feature a fireworks display. We found that admission is free but almost all of them have optional costs. Click on the provided links to read all of [...]
We’ve been getting quite a bit of rain here in Collin County lately. With all of this rain, our clients have noticed an increase in fire ant infestations, with mounds popping up in yards across Allen, Frisco, McKinney, and Plano recently. So what is the connection between ants and rain? When California saw an increase in [...]
Homeowners in Allen, Frisco, McKinney, and Plano know how quickly a swarm of mosquitoes can take over lawns and outdoor spaces. The importance of mosquito control, especially in Collin County, cannot be overstated. Protect your family and home from mosquitoes for the following reasons. Disease Control The Zika virus, yellow fever, malaria: the list of diseases [...]
You’ve seen the frightening headlines about the Zika virus, but is that just the media trying to make the news more interesting or is there actually cause for concern? Just last month*, the Texas Department of State Health Services voiced fears about Zika making its way into the Lone Star State from Mexico. While the Zika virus has [...]
