Lawn care, for Houston specifically.
Most lawn advice is written for somewhere else. These guides are written by the crews who maintain Houston-area properties every week — for the heat, the clay, and the rain we actually get.
St. Augustine, Bermuda, or Zoysia? Picking the right grass for a Houston lawn
How Houston heat, humidity, gumbo clay, and oak shade decide which turfgrass will actually thrive — and when each of the big three is the right call.
The Houston lawn care calendar: what to do, month by month
A month-by-month schedule for Houston lawns — pre-emergent timing, fertilizing, chinch bug and armyworm watch, fungus season, and freeze prep.
Plants that shrug off a Houston summer: a native and drought-tough shortlist
A field-tested shortlist of native and adapted plants for Houston landscapes — shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses, and trees that thrive on zone 9 heat, gumbo clay, and less water.
Eight questions every Texas HOA board should ask a landscaping vendor
A due-diligence checklist for Texas HOA boards comparing landscaping bids — proof of service, insurance, TDA licensing, storm response, and the contract terms that actually matter.
Houston clay, standing water, and how to actually drain a soggy yard
Why Houston yards flood — gumbo clay, flat lots, 50 inches of rain — and the fix ladder that works: grading, swales, French drains, catch basins, and rain gardens.