Texas Lawn Care Guide

A Texas lawn isn’t a national lawn with hotter summers. Bermuda runs lower than most homeowners cut it, St. Augustine runs higher than almost anyone realizes, and both want different heights in May than they do during the July–August heat. Get the height and timing wrong for your grass and no mower, fertilizer, or sprinkler will save the result.

Lush Lawns Texas is the region-specific playbook for warm-season lawns across the state — from the Panhandle and Dallas down through Austin and Houston to the Gulf Coast. It covers the three grasses that actually grow here (Bermuda, Zoysia, and St. Augustine), the mowing heights each one needs through the season, and the December–January dormancy window that a generic lawn-care guide will never tell you about.

It’s written for the Texas homeowner who wants a clear, seasonal answer — not a 50-state overview that treats Houston the same as Minneapolis. If you’ve ever scalped your St. Augustine, watched Bermuda go to seed between cuts, or wondered when to stop mowing for the winter, this guide is built for exactly that.

Pair it with MowGuide’s Texas mowing guide for the quick-reference height chart and seasonal calendar, then use the book for the full month-by-month plan.

Inside Texas Lawn Care Guide:

1. Understanding Texas climate zones: How the Panhandle, Central Texas, and the Gulf Coast differ — and why it changes your mowing schedule.
2. Choosing and identifying your grass: Bermuda, Zoysia, and St. Augustine — telling them apart and the mowing height each one wants.
3. The Texas mowing calendar: Month-by-month heights and frequency, including spring green-up and the dormancy window.
4. Water management: Efficient watering and drought-stress mowing for long Texas summers.
5. Fertilization and nutrients: A warm-season feeding schedule tied to the Texas calendar.
6. Weeds, pests, and disease: Pre-emergent timing and the issues that show up on Texas lawns.