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December 3, 2020 by Chuck Green

Keeping Your Garden Alive This Winter

Winter Landscape Management Dallas TXThe winter is a tough time for your plants. It’s hard to know the best way to keep them alive during the extreme temperatures and varying weather in Dallas, Texas. Don’t worry! CGreens Landscape Management knows how to take care of your plants this winter, and we’re here to share that information with you!

Prepare for Spring

Even if your winter plans don’t involve trying desperately to keep plants alive, this time can be used to prepare the soil for spring growth. You can cultivate cover crops that will keep you active in gardening throughout the winter and improve the soil for the spring. Composting also provides fuel to the soil as it continues to decompose, giving you a headstart for the spring. Be sure to turn the compost regularly and make sure it has new organic material periodically. This provides optimal nutrients once it settles.

Planting in the Cold

The best way to grow plants in the winter if you want to maintain a nice garden is to use greenhouses, cloches, or cold frames. It is also best to start with bulbs to jumpstart the process. Things like daffodils, daylilies, and tulips are great options! Planting these at the end of fall or early winter will allow them to bloom by the end of winter. 

Colors in the Winter 

If you want to have a little more color during the gloomy months, try growing plants in containers or raised beds. This way, you can control the temperature, the watering, and the quality of the soil. Better soil allows better growth during the harsh winter. This will give you something to do, and when the spring comes, you can transfer them to your landscaping!

Winter Crops

There are some crops you can grow during the winter that will survive with little damage. Specifically, quick maturing vegetables such as turnips are a great option to start with. They might not yield the best turnips you’ve ever seen, but it’s a nice activity to keep your gardening up in the cold months. 

 

As you can see, there are a handful of options you can try in your garden during the winter. You don’t have to let all of your plants or crops die. You don’t have to sit inside all day either! There are so many ways to garden in the winter, whether you’re looking for some growth or just wanting your landscaping to be prepared for the warmer months coming. If you need any more help or ideas, feel free to check out CGreens Landscape Management’s other blogs and/or give us a call! We’d love to get your yards and gardens winter-ready!

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Erosion Control

CGreens uses a variety of ways to hold soil and keep it from washing away. Installing a retaining wall is an option that would be appropriate. There are many types of materials we use for the wall, from railroad ties, landscape timbers, concrete stones that look reasonably natural to many varieties and colors of native stone, which would be a beautiful addition to a landscape.

Of course, plant material such as ground cover or grass is excellent as an erosion control mechanism if you have the correct amount of sun and water. You may have a temporary need during construction that we can help with by utilizing special cloths explicitly designed for erosion control.

Re-grading your landscape to create a proper slope for runoff water and installing foundation protections such as wall sealant.

Adding a root barrier is also an option to help keep trees and large plant life from drawing moisture away from the soil which leads to erosion near the foundation of your home.

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Sump Pumps

An Installation of a Sump Pump or Pits would be done by CGreens in situations where there is not enough slope to discharge to a Surface Drain. Also, French Drains are typically deeper and will need a pump to discharge water up and out to an area away from the collection points.

The pumps that we install are commercial grade and can pump debris up to 1 ½” in diameter. We install check valves, unions, and alarms when necessary.

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Surface & French Drains

Installation of surface drains, which are catch basin with a grate over the top of them at ground level, allows surface water to flow into them. When installing this system, CGreens makes sure to use a solid pipe that runs to a lower area to discharge, such as the street or storm drains.

CGreens installs French Drains to collect subsurface water, not surface water! French Drains are a trench in the ground, lined with a GeoTech cloth that allows water but not soil to penetrate. A solid PVC pipe that has holes is placed at 5 & 7 O’Clock positions, then the trench is filled with gravel, and the cloth is folded over at ground level.

Creating this hole creates a barrier to stop water and serve as protection and a sponge to draw water away from an area that needs to be kept dry. When we install a French Drain to prevent water from penetrating under a pier and beam foundation, the drain will be at least 6 inches below the perimeter beam.

Special note* CGreens uses only SDR 35 solid, smooth bore PVC pipe. It is the same thickness as Schedule 40 pipe but is not used for pressure. Heck, you can almost drive over it! We do NOT use the black, flexible ADS rolls of pipe as it will crush very easy even when backfilling the trench!

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Surface and Subsurface Landscape and Hardscape Drainage

You need an effective system for removing stormwater and draining water before it can cause further damage. We are experts at all kinds of yard drainage systems that can move water from your property quickly and effectively.

At CGreens we can customize water drainage systems for every landscape and situation that are designed specifically to fit your landscape. We offer systems for surface water drainage, subsurface water drainage, and water retention/holding containers.

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Grates and Drain Water Catch Basins

CGreens uses grates to catch water, and our filter systems can minimize the quantity of debris entering the system. For some grating projects, A foundation engineer may be the unbiased professional that you need. We have worked with many engineers since 1980 and can be your guide for a strong voice & properly graded yard and foundation.