Professional Lawn Mowing Services in Plano, TXby Plano Lawn Care Pro

In North Texas, mowing frequency changes with the seasons. During the growing season — roughly April through September — most St. Augustine, Bermuda, and Zoysia lawns need weekly mowing to keep growth in check and avoid removing more than a third of the blade length in one cut, which stresses the grass. Once temperatures cool in fall and growth slows, bi-weekly mowing is usually enough, and some lawns can stretch to monthly through the winter.

Mowing too short (“scalping”) exposes soil, invites weeds, and stresses the root system, especially in Texas summer heat. We adjust deck height by season and grass type rather than using one setting year-round, and if you’re unsure what your lawn needs, Texas A&M AgriLife’s turfgrass program has detailed mowing-height guidance by grass species.

Plano-area lawns are mostly St. Augustine, Bermuda, or Zoysia, and each holds up best at a different cut height. St. Augustine generally does best mowed to around 3 to 4 inches — cutting it shorter exposes the runners and thins the lawn faster than it can recover, especially in shaded yards. Bermuda is more tolerant of a lower, tighter cut, usually 1.5 to 2.5 inches, which is part of why it holds a striped look so well on full-sun properties. Zoysia sits in between, typically 2 to 3 inches, and responds well to a consistent schedule since it grows more slowly than Bermuda.

Getting the height right matters more than most homeowners expect. A lawn cut too short spends its energy trying to recover instead of growing thick, which opens the door to weeds and heat stress — two things that are hard to avoid completely in a Texas summer, but easier to manage on a properly mowed lawn. We identify your grass type on the first visit and set the deck accordingly, then adjust seasonally as growth patterns shift.