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As the summer temperatures start to climb, you may be more inclined to start watering your lawn more frequently. If you are doing that, then stop. Just because temperatures increase, it doesn’t mean that your lawn needs more water. Your grass still only needs about 1-1.5 inches of water per week, even if it is quite warm outside. Here are some tips for watering your lawn in the summer if you’re located in the Brazos Valley areas of College Station and Bryan. Watering Your Lawn Too Much Can Cause Diseases to Form When your grass receives too much water,...

Maintaining a healthy, green lawn requires some work. Proper irrigation, fertilizer and weed control treatments, and routine mowing all do wonders for your lawn. Chinch bugs are voracious pests, and when they invade your lawn, they quickly destroy all your hard work and kill off your grass. If you live in College Station, Bryan, Brazos Valley, and the surrounding areas, then chinch bugs are quite common. Here are some ways you can determine if your lawn has chinch bugs, and what to do if you find your lawn infested with them. What Are Chinch Bugs? Chinch bugs are...

Around holiday times, many homeowners and businesses choose to adorn their facades with beautiful festive lights to add some holiday cheer and sparkle. Installing holiday lights yourself can be dangerous and very time-consuming; therefore, it’s always best to hire a professional company to install holiday lighting for you. Hiring a professional to put up holiday lights around your home or business saves you time and money, keeps you safe from accidents, and comes with many added benefits. Here are some reasons why you need professional holiday lighting services in College Station,...

Usually, in the Brazos Valley area including College Station and Bryan, we have short winters with average high temperatures in the 60s and lows in the 40s. In other words, we typically don't have to deal with the bitter cold that other areas of the country tend to experience during winter. But what does that mean for your lawn? Many areas of the country need to go through a lawn winterization process, but here it's more about maintaining and targeting pesky winter weeds. Here are some tips for winter lawn care in the Brazos Valley area. Targeting Winter Weeds Helps...

Just because the winter months are in full swing doesn't mean you should completely neglect your lawn care. While your lawn may not demand as much attention during this time, you should take the opportunity to start planning your 2020 lawn care schedule. Learn why now is the ideal time to start mapping out your 2020 lawn care in areas such as College Station and Bryan, TX. Prevention is more cost-effective than post-emergence treatments. Regular prevention and maintenance are much more cost-effective than post-emergence treatments. If you stay on top of your...

Many have experienced the painful sting that comes from a fire ant bite: it not only stings, it also burns—hence the name "fire" ant. These harmful pests can easily take up residence in your Brazos Valley lawn, posing a threat to you, your family, your pets, and more. Learn three reasons why you should ensure your lawn is treated in the spring for fire ants in areas such as College Station and Bryan, TX. 1. The bite of a fire ant can cause many undesirable symptoms. If you get bit by a fire ant, you more than likely got bit by several. These pests...

When a lawn becomes damaged, it can take a while to recover based on several factors. Depending on the steps taken to repair, it can take quite a few years to see thick and lush results. Learn about damaged lawns and how we at Greener LawnScapes can repair them with our lawn care services in College Station, Bryan, and surrounding areas within the Brazos Valley. Causes of lawn damage and what to look for. There are a few ways your Brazos Valley lawn can become damaged. To avoid lawn damage and be proactive, keep an eye out for signs of these common problems: Lawn...

Keeping a lawn healthy and in top condition is no simple task in our area of Texas. Even when you do have routine lawn care treatments and regular lawn mowing, your lawn can face outside threats such as insects that destroy it and fungal diseases that can kill it off without a fungicide application. One common fungal disease we often see in the Brazos Valley areas of College Station and Bryan is gray leaf spot. Learn about how this disease affects your grass and how our lawn care company can repair the damage caused by it. What Is Gray Leaf Spot Disease? Gray leaf...

If you have weeds growing in your lawn or landscape bed, the first instinct is to pull them to remove their unsightly appearance from your grass and landscape plants. After all, it is easier to just yank them out of the lawn than to go through the process of calling a lawn care company, scheduling them to spray, and waiting for them to arrive, right? Actually, it can end up creating a lot more work for you and even potentially cause some undesirable side effects. Learn why it is not best to pull weeds from your lawn or landscaping in College Station, Bryan, and nearby areas of...

If all of a sudden parts of your lawn begin to grow much faster than the grass surrounding it or you see a yellow tint to your lawn, it is highly possible that the annoying and very hard to get rid of nutsedge plant has invaded your lawn. Nutsedges are tough to eliminate unless you are a professional weed control expert well-versed in the strategies behind suppressing them and getting them out of your grass. Learn about how we work to get rid of all types of nutsedge in College Station, Bryan, and other parts of the Brazos Valley in Texas. Getting rid of nutsedge can be a...