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Ruff Range

3335 4th Army Memorial,
Southwest Corner of B.F. Phillips Community Park.

Frisco's first ever dog park, the dog park officially opened October, 2nd providing 2.5 acres of open space. The no-leash required dog park includes hills, terrain, trees, pavilions, and benches for the dogs and their owners. Ruff Range separates the small breed and large breed areas, 25 pounds or less is considered small breed.

Ruff Range is open sunrise to sunset everyday except Thursdays for maintenance. Ruff Range is not only for the pups, but a great place for families to enjoy so please remember to pick up after your pooch!

Frisco Landscaping HOA Requirements

Many prospective residence of the Frisco area are concerned about HOA requirements for their Frisco neighborhood HOAs. One common concern is the landscaping requirements. Although most HOA's around Frisco like Willow Bay, do not have limit on the number of trees or shrubs, they do require proper maintenance like mowing, keeping trees healthy and trimmed and keep the weed population as low as possible.

Willow Bay does have requirements for trees on lots. The lots are required to have two shade trees with at least 3 inch caliper at the time of planting. The trees can be any combination of the following:

Bur Oak
Chinquapin Oak
Live Oak
Red Oak, Peca,
Texas Ash
Bald Cypress 
Cedar Elm
Allee Lacebark Elm
Bosque Lacebark Elm
Southern Magnolia
Bigtooth Maple
Caddo Maple
Durand Oak
Common Persimmon
Chinese Pistachio
and Black Locust

Placement can be anywhere in your yard,  substitutions for these listed trees must be approved by the City of Frisco's Planning and Development.

Are you unsure about the HOA requirements in your prospective neighborhood? Need to replace trees because of the summer droughts? Please contact Frisco's Tree Farm or (972) 747-9233 for more information of HOA requirements and Frisco Landscape Requirements.

The New Positive Energy Kitchen

The kitchen is the start and end to your day, you should start with a fresh positive outlook and end with a relaxing night.  Here are a few ways to keep your kitchen fresh and plenty of positive energy for the whole family.

1) Keep your kitchen simple, remove all the gadgets you don't use on a daily basis. Get in the habit of returning blenders, toasters to their proper storage until needed.

2) Proper lighting, replace your dull ceiling fixture and experiment with spot lights and different levels of lighting. A quick way to boost lighting is to add a mirror in the kitchen to reflect sunlight.

3) Add color, if you're not up for changing your paint color or back splashes you can simple add fresh flowers or bowls of fruit on tables and counters. If you are planning a remodel consider yellow accents such as butter yellow or a more conservative pale butter yellow.

Making these simple changes can have a long lasting effect on your outlook on life. If you need help making your kitchen more functional, spacious and inviting please visit our kitchen remodeling experts in the local area to get started.

Directly or indirectly we are all supporters of the brave soldiers fighting for our freedom. Many events have recently come to the forefront including the 9/11 anniversary and debates on Operation Enduring Freedom. Families and community members have started showing their support by wearing designs and distinct branch insignia. There has been growing concern by supporters huge manufacturing firms are capitalizing on the growing military market.

The online military market has grown exponentially with the rise of internet purchasing. With just a few clicks soldiers can order military products without having to leave their base or training facility. The most common military online stores are surplus stores and huge online catalogs. Unfortunately these surplus stores don't carry distinct branch insignia. The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and Coast Guard soldiers are searching for unique designs according to their branch.

For the marines the most popular design is St. Michael the Arch Angel. St. Michael was the field leader for the Army of God, leading the forces of heaven, he drove all evil back into hell. The idea is St. Michael protects our troops in battle and signifies good always triumph over evil. Families also wear St. Michael insignia in hopes St. Michael with protect and defend their son or daughter in battle. More on St. Michael Wikipedia

Other recent popular designs are the Tribal Cross, Apocolypto and The Last Scene.

Descriptions provided by Virtus Apparel online ordering available for men and women t-shirts, hoodies, v-necks and fitted tees for the soldiers and supporters of the United States armed forces.