TEXAS HOMEFRONT MAGAZINE

Pre-Emergent, the Key

to a Beautiful Lawn pg 6 Clark Gullette shares several ways that you

can always have a beautiful lawn

Like the Framework of a

Beautiful Picture pg 10 Randy Summers takes all of the guessing out

of landscape designing and preparation for

all of the Do-It-Yourselfers

Texas Luxefront pg 14 Erin Hickman and Rachel Ellis of

Tom Grisak Estate Home Realtors share

some key points about how they can

make the difference in your next luxury

home purchase

different meaning to my

husband$as the cooler

weather moves in and the

leaves begin to change, that

marks the beginning of

hunting season!!

Speaking of hunting, we

are happy to share that Jase

Robertson, the Duck

Commander, will be the

featured guest speaker at the

WILDLIFE OUTDOOR EXPO

on September 30. Please join

us at Prosper High School for

this amazing event. There is

a wide variety of vendors,

products and services, as well

as a delicious Beast Feast

meal and raffle. See page 17

for more details and schedule.

As we move closer to the

holiday season, we want to

bring great recognition to the

wonderful organizations that

exist in our area to help our

neighbors in need. As you

clean out your closets to

make room for your new

wardrobes, please consider

donating those gently used

items to The Attic. All of the

profits generated from The

Attic on Main go to support

the efforts of Cornerstone, an

organization that provides

financial assistance to those

in need.

You can also donate

food and personal hygiene

items to Bethlehem Place, the

food pantry that serves those

in Prosper and surrounding

towns. Please refer to page

16 for more information on

these wonderful ministries

and in the spirit of giving,

reach out with any help you

can provide.

Welcome Home!

Jason and Heather Reynolds

Executive Publishers

Fall is my favorite time of

year, right behind the Holiday

Season. I love everything

about the beginning of

Fall$the bright sunny days,

the crisp cool nights, the start

of a new school year, the

colors, the fragrances$I

embrace them all. After the

sizzling heat of the summer

months, I can’t wait for that

first cold front to roll in. And

as soon as it does, I’m ready

to hit the nurseries and get

back into my flower and

planting beds!

I have deliberated for the

last month on what my fall

landscape is going to entail.

Those 100+ degree days

when it was almost too hot to

even go outside at 10:00pm

were spent planning and

designing$just waiting for the

cooler temps and the autumn

plantings to arrive. We get

excited about Fall because

it marks the beginning of the

journey into all of the

wonderful holidays, family

gatherings and upcoming

events over the next few

months.

As much as fall ignites

my passion for gardening and

landscaping, it has an entirely

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Pre-emergent’s are critical to a

beautiful lawn, but must be applied by

a certain date to be effective.

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Granular and liquid are the two

types used in lawn care at different

times of the year, some containing

post-emergent qualities while others

are strictly pre-emergent only. Each

has similar benefits when applied at

the right time, giving a homeowner

the best chance of stopping most

weeds from germinating at different

times of the year. Spring and fall are

times when weeds germinate; some

being "Summer Weeds" while others

are labeled as "Winter Weeds”.

Without pre-emergent, the lawn

care industry would not be effective

enough to stay in business.

Pre-emergent’s are crucial and

remain the single most important

part of lawn care. Without the all-

important spring and fall pre-

emergent, weeds are left to grow

unimpeded. Lawn care companies

understand the vital importance of a

pre-emergent applied at the right

time, and cringe when a customer

refuses or postpones a treatment

containing one.

They know from experience the all-

important catalyst to an ornamental

yard starts with a correctly applied

pre-emergent.

Without pre-emergent’s, your

lawn would be riddled with weeds to

the point of being impossible to

control. What is a pre-emergent and

when should it be applied? A pre-

emergent is a class of herbicide

designed to create a layer of

protection just below the soil surface

and remain in the soil to stop new

weed seeds from germinating.

Herbicides of this nature are

designed to be applied in two

different ways and some pre-

emergent’s have other benefits as

well, depending on the type as well

as the brand.

When applied at the right time

and in the right manner, most weeds

don’t stand a chance of germinating.

Take the time to read up on the vital

importance of pre-emergent qualities

and benefits. Begin to understand

the vital role pre-emergent plays in

the ornamental state of your lawn,

and realizing the benefits, a

homeowner can come to the

conclusion that pre-emergence is the

answer to a weed free lawn. They

are relatively easy to apply in

granular form with a garden

spreader, or a lawn care company

can be contracted to apply pre-

emergent at the right time to be most

effective.

However, if you want to tackle the

chore yourself the following info is

vital: In the North Texas region the

ideal target window for fall pre-

emergent is before Sept 15th for a

true pre-emergent with no residual

post emergent activity. After Sept 15th

you must apply a pre-emergent that

contains post emergent activity

because some weeds may have

already germinated making a pre-

emergent without post emergent

qualities ineffective.

Pay special

attention to label

instructions or

ask a local lawn

care professional

for help. Good

luck and may

you always have

a beautiful lawn.


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Ahhhhh, the

beauty of

landscaping.

It may be

underrated but

it is so important

to the overall

exterior beauty

of a home. 10 | Texas Homefront Magazine

About 38% of what you see as

you stand in the street and look at

the architectural design of a home is

landscape. Now that being

said(.LETS REWIND A BIT, and

talk about how landscaping impacts

the bigger picture and the overall

community appearance and

experience.

When looking for a home,

minutes before you even see the

facade of the subject home or

property you have already cast an

impression based on the

landscaping and hardscape of a

community’s entry. In most cases,

the feeling you get as you drive into

the community will be the same

feeling you get once you walk

through the home. Be it good or bad.

Because subconsciously, if you

get the warm fuzzy feeling as you

drive through the community,

walking through the front door of that

perfect home will only make it that

much better! This could tip the scale

and make your buying decision that

much easier!! Pay close attention to

the main community entry so you

can critique the current condition of

the community’s monument sign,

brick wall, landscaped fence, flower

beds, common areas, trees,

seasonal decorations, feeling of

safeness and of course the feeling

of privacy.

Most developers spend thousands

upon thousands of dollars in

landscaping, hardscape, monument

signs and walls in an effort to attain a

certain community feel. They are

hoping to captivate a pleasant feeling

of peace and homecoming. That

feeling will give you and your family

the peace you deserve. And of

course, peace in your community

parlays into peace in your Homefront!

Landscaping design sounds rather

pretentious, only because one could

spend years studying all the ideas in

the field of gardening or in landscape

designs. But what about the Do-It-

Yourselfers like me, who want to give

their front yard a makeover or wish to

change the design of a garden?

Where do you start if you need to

spruce up the landscape design of a

home you’re selling, or wish to

enhance the beauty of your

backyard? Using some common

sense, the answers are simple.

Here are a few examples to get

you started:

• Plants grow in communities,

therefore, plant in groups of 3 to

4 of similar size

• Use plants and flowers that are

appropriate for your climate

• Allow space for plants to reach

maturity

• Plant shade loving plants under

larger plants

• Limit the different types of

plants in your landscape to no

more than 6 to 8 varieties

• Place rocks and boulders to

look as though they are a part

of the landscape

• Ensure that brooks, streams

and mounds look natural and

functional

• And don’t over mulch!

Last and the MOST important((..


Do not interrupt the drainage

pattern of your land. Every lot is

designed to drain a certain direction.

More and more often in our region,

new home lots are setup to drain in

what is called “horseshoe drainage”.

This means that each lot drains from

the back of the property to the sides

and then the sides towards the front

of the property and city sidewalk.

Obstructing the positive water

drainage flow could lead to standing

water around your foundation and

could eventually lead to costly

foundation issues down the road.

Although I am not a land surveyor

or a landscape design expert, I am an

expert in kitchen designs, layouts and

functionality. In next month’s

Entertaining Edition, I will have

information and ideas to enhance

your current kitchen and ideas for

what to look for in your new kitchen.

I have a firm and sincere passion

for real estate with emphasis on

investing in new homes. As a service

to you, I keep my iPad within arm’s

reach to share photos, ideas, and

systems to assist you in the process

of buying or enhancing your existing

home. If I can expand on any real

estate topic please feel free to call me

at 214-498-0083. I am not “Team

Randy” or “The Randy Group”, it’s

simply me. You’ll start the process

with me and you’ll complete the

process with me. Randy Summers,

your Real “tor” Friend.

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