Soils Alive

Why aerate your lawn? Compacted soil is difficult for grass roots to grow deeply.

Loosening up compacted clay helps roots grow deeper to tap into more soil moisture and build more drought tolerance.

We are finishing up our Spring core aerations now.....before summer heat gets here!

Core Aeration for a Greener Lawn Soil compaction causes unhealthy grass roots. Roots have to work harder to access water, air, and nutrients in the soil, and they don't grow as deeply as they should to avoid drought stress. A core aeration helps reduce compaction and bring these three vital ingredients for lawn health....directly t...

Thank you Sherry! Bringing back pollinators, birds, earthworms (and toads!) is what we're all about. We appreciate your 15 years of trust in helping to bring your ecosystem back to life.

Healthy trees need healthy soil.

Did you know that tree roots absorb far more water and nutrients with the help of an incredible soil microorganism that we rarely even think about? That microorganism might be damaged if too much lawn chemicals are being used.

Here's a few of our tips on boosting soil health, to protect your $10,000+ shade tree and help it thrive with proper access to water and nutrients in our DFW alkaline soil.

https://soilsalive.com/blog/preventative-tree-health-care

Frogfruit...the busy gardener’s best friend.

Plant it among your other native plants, since this groundcover gets only 6" tall and will creep and fill in. It has little white flowers, from March to November and it's a favorite host plant for the Phaon Crescent and Common Buckeye butterflies. Be sure to avoid spraying any chemicals near this plant to avoid harming the caterpillars.

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When you plant the Maximilian Sunflower in your landscape.....you'll be sure to attract more of these Painted Lady butterflies.

This butterfly relies on the drought-tolerant, native, perennial Maximilian Sunflower to lay its eggs on the leaves, hatching into little caterpillars that feed on the plant before transforming into this gorgeous butterfly. Plant a few Maximilian Sunflowers in your landscape to be sure and attract the Painted Lady butterfly. Learn more during our Earth Day plant sale, going on now, with savings for Soils Alive clients:

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