Tick Control for Your Backyard
Over the past year, the backyard transformed into a valued space for people to relax and embrace the much-needed fresh air and sunlight. Every Texan is aware of the wide variety of bugs and invasive pests that inhabit our beautiful state. However, the same reoccurring issue emerges for most homeowners: How to keep bugs, specifically […]
Fire Ant Treatment and Prevention
Texans are no strangers to a wide variety of bugs and pests that can cause damage to your lawn. While fire ants do negatively impact the health of the grass surrounding their nests, these red ants are more of a nuisance to people themselves. Let us help with fire ant treatment and prevention of these […]
Why Starting at the Beginning of the Year for a Lawn Care Program is Best
New year, new lawn – By starting an official lawn care program in the middle of winter, you are properly preparing your lawn to thrive once the spring and summer months roll around. Many Texas homeowners waste energy and money fighting an uphill battle against invasive weeds and annoying pests all because they started their […]
Winterizing Your Lawn
You’ve most likely heard of winterizing a pool or a house, but did you know that your lawn needs to be winterized as well? For grass to be healthy and ready to flourish with the spring rise in temperature, you first need to give a lawn everything it needs to undergo cooler weather. In Texas, […]
Dang! It’s hot…
Our lawns are either thriving or diving right now! If you’re watering correctly, mowing high weekly, have good soil for roots to go deep and a great Fertilization & Weed control program then chances are your lawn is one of the best on the block! This time of year we are seeing something called Heat […]
QUICK! Check for Bagworms
Well, this past Friday we treated property for bagworms down in Midlothian, and later that same day Ana and I took the kids to Six Flags in Arlington. I came across some junipers in the park and they were covered in them. Our technician, Jacob, also stated that our client’s junipers were covered as well. […]
Controlling Grub Worms – The What, When & How!
There are two main grubs in our North Texas region, European Masked Chafers and Japanese Beetles. One has one life cycle per annum and the other has multiple. Here are a few bullet facts from a local expert entomologist on controlling grub worms, these insects that destroy our lawns. Many plants and non-warm-blooded creatures […]
Controlling Fire Ants
At Higher Ground, we take controlling fire ants seriously! Because as most Texans know it’s a big problem, see the USDA map below. That’s why we have sought out the best product for eradicating them from our commercial and residential client’s properties. As I was getting my educational units for our license some time ago […]
Lawn Care must do: MOW HIGH!
The key to the lawn care game is competition. You want to make things favorable for the grass and unfavorable for the weeds so the grass will choke out the weeds. Naturally. Although we use pre and post-emergents at our disposal we want to encourage natural solutions first and foremost. Lawn Care must do: MOW […]
Healthy Lawn Basics
First up is watering correctly. For more detailed info read our North Texas Watering Guide blog specifically about how to do this. Second is routine mowing with sharp blades and ensuring the correct mowing height, usually HIGH. Sharp blades ensure a clean cut as opposed to a tattered or frayed end of the leaf blade. […]