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Practical, non-salesy guides to help Dallas-Fort Worth homeowners understand landscaping problems, costs and next steps before they call a company.
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- What Is the Best Grass for a Dallas-Fort Worth Lawn?
Compare Bermuda, St. Augustine, zoysia and buffalograss for Dallas-Fort Worth lawns, with sun, shade, water and soil needs under North Texas watering rules. - Watering Rules and Sprinkler Systems in Dallas-Fort Worth
How watering schedules differ across Dallas, Fort Worth, Frisco, Plano, McKinney and Southlake, plus Texas irrigation licensing, permits and backflow testing. - Drainage and Expansive Clay: Protecting Your DFW Yard and Foundation
Why Dallas-Fort Worth's shrink-swell clay causes soggy yards, cracked patios and foundation worries, and the grading and drainage fixes that help.
Sources and further reading
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
- Texas A&M AgriLife: Turfgrass Selection for Texas
- Texas A&M AgriLife Soil, Water and Forage Testing Laboratory
- TCEQ: Hiring licensed professionals for landscape irrigation
- TCEQ: Backflow Prevention Assembly Tester license
- Texas Department of Agriculture: licensing to apply pesticides to lawns, trees and ornamentals
- Texas811 FAQ
- Save Dallas Water (Dallas Water Utilities conservation)
- City of Fort Worth: year-round outdoor watering requirements
- City of Frisco: watering schedule
- City of McKinney: outdoor water use
- City of Southlake: watering restrictions
- WaterMyYard (North Texas Municipal Water District and Texas A&M AgriLife)
- Texas SmartScape (North Central Texas Council of Governments)
- Texas A&M Forest Service
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
- USDA official soil series description: Houston Black
- Texas Property Code section 202.007
- EPA WaterSense