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Nature – Spend Time Outside

By The Top Choice Team / August 27, 2018

Do you go fly fishing to catch fish or so you can go fly fishing? -From Max Anderson Why do we like fishing or camping or parks or back yard grill outs? Why do we like trees and vines and bird feeders? One answer: they are actually good for us. Sometimes we just need to…

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Common Tree Trimming Mistakes

By The Top Choice Team / August 23, 2018

Tree trimming and pruning is one of the toughest tasks in lawn maintenance, with a high likelihood of mistakes when performed by an inexperienced trimmer or lawn service. Not only do these mistakes make your trees look horrible, they can also cause permanent damage and even kill your trees in some instances. Since tree trimming…

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Fast Lawn Mowers

By The Top Choice Team / July 11, 2018

Are you kidding me?! https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/this-honda-lawn-mower-will-go-150-mph This will be the world’s fastest lawn mower. 150mph!   I am so impressed and thank Honda for understanding the importance of increased efficiency in fast mowers. We may even consider using this as our means of transportation instead of trucks. Can you imagine a fleet of these bad boys…

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Robots Coming Through!

By The Top Choice Team / June 22, 2018

Meet your new Robot! Every day I think about grass (the stuff in your front yard…not the other kind). When I am not dealing with the “chaos of the day”, I try to plan for years down the road. Sometimes the future is tomorrow or next week, but sometimes I start to think longer term.…

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Spring is upon us

By The Top Choice Team / February 26, 2018

Spring is a busy time of year for your yard. Because our plants are well adapted to our summer heat, they rush to do a lot of growing between now and mid-summer when the weather gets particularly harsh. We end up with explosions of growth, beautiful flowers, piles of oak leaves, and dozens of other…

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Pre-emergent Herbicides

By The Top Choice Team / January 30, 2018

Weed control is a pain.  There is no magic bullet that will eliminate all weeds from your yard.  There are, however, different tips and tricks that will make weeding much, much easier – and less expensive.  One of those tricks is to regularly use a pre-emergent herbicide.   People are more familiar with post emergent…

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Price Changes

By The Top Choice Team / January 29, 2018

We are building Top Choice Lawn Care for the long run. We want you to use our services for the next 50 years. Every year we make small but important price changes that will help us avoid large and egregious price changes in ten years. Below you will see a less than comprehensive list of…

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The Chill that can Kill

By The Top Choice Team / January 23, 2018

In Texas a lot of our plants don’t particularly love the cold…much like our people. While many of our city’s drivers like to panic at the first hint of ice (or anything below 50 degrees), many of our plants risk being damaged. Some of the gravest danger is in extreme temperature changes (a favorite pastime…

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How do I winterize my yard?

By The Top Choice Team / December 15, 2017

How do I winterize my yard? What do I do to winterize my yard? Preparing your yard for winter in our area (Central Texas) can be a little tricky.  Not because it’s difficult, but because we have mild winters.  It’s hard to get the timing right when you’re still mowing regularly over the Christmas break. …

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Rain Water Harvesting

By The Top Choice Team / November 17, 2017

Recently, I was doing some research into rain water harvesting…I am far from an expert, but I ran across some information from the City of Austin. Did you know that the city will help you install rainwater capturing systems? They will help with money…not with labor, but money is always good. Here is a picture…

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