Artificial turf in Viridian.

About Viridian.

Viridian is the master-planned community on the north side of Arlington, built around lakes, trails, and connected open space. The homes are newer, the landscaping is still settling in, and the builder-grade sod is almost always the weak link. Homeowners here invest fast in the yard because it's the one thing that can make a new build feel genuinely finished.

Turf is the single biggest upgrade you can make to a new-build backyard in Viridian. It fills in instantly, it handles the Texas summer, and it stays looking exactly like the install photo for the long term.

Common Viridian installs.

• New-build yard replacement for builder sod that did not make it through the first summer.
• Pet turf for new families with new dogs and new grass that's already worn out.
• Playground and play-zone installs for younger Viridian families.

HOA review and Viridian's design standards.

Viridian is a master-planned community with real design standards — the HOA reviews materials, colors, and yard changes, and "just slap some turf down" doesn't survive the review. We submit full product specs, pile-height and face-weight documentation, and drainage plans for HOA approval as standard, and we've been through the Viridian review process enough times to know what the committee wants to see.

Most Viridian installs are full-yard or pool-surround builds on relatively new lots — HEB ISD families who want the Saturday back and the yard ready for entertaining.

Base work for Viridian lots.

Viridian sits on reworked Trinity floodplain soil — the master plan did real drainage work at the subdivision level, but individual lots still need a properly engineered base to hold grade and move water. Standard spec: 3-4 inches excavated, crushed stone or decomposed granite sub-base compacted in two lifts to 95% Standard Proctor, laser-graded to a 1-2% drainage slope, and a commercial 15-year weed barrier under the turf.

Full breakdown of how we handle North Texas soil is in the drainage guide.