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November 10, 2018 by Chuck Green

How to Winterize Your Landscape in Dallas, Texas

Landscape Management Dallas TXIn North Texas we appreciate when fall approaches with cooler temperatures, making it more comfortable to spend some time outside.  While enjoying the fall weather, don’t forget these 4 steps to prepare your landscape for winter.  A little landscape management in the fall will pay with a healthier lawn and garden in the spring.

  1. Remove leaves and fertilize the lawn:  As the temps cool off, the grass sends its nutrients to the roots, storing them to give the lawn a head-start in the spring.  At this point, there are some landscape management tasks you can do to make sure your lawn comes back healthy and green in the spring.  Fallen leaves can benefit the lawn by providing necessary nutrients.  But if just left whole where they fall, they can kill the grass over time.  Mowing over the leaves without the grass catcher chops up the leaves into smaller pieces to leave a nutrient-producing layer over your lawn.  If you prefer a tidier look to your lawn, leaves can be raked into flower beds to provide the same nutrients to those areas of your landscape.  If you still prefer to remove the leaves entirely, either rake and bag them, or mow them into the grass catcher.  In addition to tending to leaves, fall is a great time to fertilize your lawn.  As the grass sends nutrients to the roots, fertilizing in the fall feeds the roots to give them even more nutrients to store until spring, causing the lawn to grow in thicker.  A local landscaper can help you know which fertilizer is right for your lawn.
  2. Clean up your flower beds: Clean out plant debris and apply mulch (which could be the leaves cleared away from the lawn).  If you do not wish to apply mulch, it is important to leave the plant debris in the flower beds to insulate them from the coming cold.  However, not removing it now will cause more work come spring.
  3. Water plants, trees, and shrubs: Make sure to water landscape plants, trees, and shrubs properly in the fall so they are healthier and more prepared to survive the winter.  As freezing temperatures approach, as they do even in Dallas, sprinklers are turned off and hoses detached (see below), while simultaneously dryer weather arrives. Proper watering in the fall will ensure your landscape remains healthy throughout the dry winter.
  4. Winterize your lawn equipment: Once the grass has gone dormant and the leaves have been taken care of, it will be time to put away the lawn mower.  Don’t forget to remove any remaining gas from your mower—leaving it in all winter will cause it to gum up and clog the carburetor and invite rust. It’s also time to turn off your sprinkler system and unhook your hoses.  You’ll want to shut off any valves to your exterior faucets (if your home has them), remove remaining water, and insulate the faucet and hose bib using an inexpensive slip-on cover. These are relatively easy steps, but failure to do them can cause frozen pipes that can burst and cause costly damage to your home. Taking care of your landscape management equipment will keep it in working order and prevent serious problems.

Fall can be busy with sports, holidays, and back to school. But don’t forget these four simple ways to winterize your landscape. CGreens is a local landscape company that can help maintain your landscape year-round, even making sure it is prepared for winter. Call them at 972-231-2870 for a free estimate.

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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.