New This Week:

SCHEDULE YOUR FREE SPRINKLER CHECKUP

Performed by the City of Frisco's own licensed irrigators, Free Sprinkler Checkups are available to all Frisco residents. This service is extremely popular, however, so make sure to schedule yours right away!

Reserve an appointment for your home today. Use the myFRISCO app or call 972-292-5800 to schedule.  

• Dormancy helps grow that perfect green lawn for the spring. Warm season grasses (i.e. Bermuda grass) go dormant in the fall and winter so they can return healthier and thicker in the spring.  Establishing cool season grass seed requires weeks of supplemental irrigation and interferes with your lawn's natural "rest and recovery" process. Thus, overseeding with cool season grasses (i.e. rye) is prohibited in the City of Frisco as defined by the Water Management Plan.
• Let your soil renew its natural supply of organic materials and nutrients.  When your lawn is not allowed to go dormant, it puts unnecessary stress on the root system. Unfortunately, come springtime, a stressed yard often requires more fertilizer and herbicide to green up which can create hazardous runoff and pollution in our watershed.
• Save yourself time and money as we head into the busy holiday season.  Have you noticed that your lawn's growth rate is already slowing down as the sun sets earlier and the nights become cooler? Would you rather seed, fertilize, water and mow all winter, or spend that time and money doing something fun? Dormancy lets you take a break from from yard work for a few months, while nature runs its course!
• Cutting back on fall and winter watering = New Year's savings!  You may not realize that the monthly sewer rate for every home in Frisco is derived from that home's average water usage during the winter months.  High winter water consumption leads to higher water bills the upcoming year.

• To attract butterflies this fall, plant Blackfoot Daisy, Zexmenia, Gregg’s Mistflower, and Texas Lantana. All will bloom spring through fall and provide beautiful color for your garden.  If you want color later in the season, Purple Coneflower, or Texas Aster are hardy choices.  Verbena will also attract butterflies and can be used as ground cover, but also does well in pots.
• To support royalty, you must plant milkweed.  Milkweed comes in many varieties, with blooms in a wide array of colors, but a native species commonly spotted in Frisco's Blackland prairie is Antelope Horns Milkweed (Asclepias asperula).  Planting milkweed is especially important as this species is quickly disappearing and is the only plant that Monarch butterfly larvae can feed from.  Without milkweed, the Monarch may one day become extinct.

CATCH THE RAIN!

This class is sure to be a "barrel of fun!"  Experts agree that natural rainwater is the best type of water to nourish your lawn, landscape or vegetable garden. Join us to learn how to divert, store and use this natural resource.  We’ll also "pour" through the basics of rainwater harvesting and how it can help reduce your stormwater's effect on the environment. This class is DIY and each participant may build and take home their own 55-gallon rain barrel at $55 dollars each.  Rain barrels are made from recycled food-grade containers and are roughly 24” wide by 36” tall.

Presenters: Rooted In 

Location: Commons Hall, The Grove at Frisco Commons 

Thursday, September 30, 2021
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Register for Class Here

Use this link to order your rain barrel.  All purchases MUST be made through Rooted In at the link provided. The City of Frisco is not involved in the rain barrel purchase.