I don't think I'd do it. I used to live around Atlanta and the during the summer of 2007 we had a very severe drought and temps over 100 degrees for two weeks. (Normal Texas summers remind me of that drought.) The dogwoods were dying left and right unless the owner irrigated them. I spent so much time keeping my dogwoods and azaleas alive that I had little time left for other gardening that summer. As it was, the trees lost many of their leaves early that year due to the high temps. Also, dogwoods need an acidic soil and I understand there's little of that in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.

No, the soil is just the excuse they are trying to use to not fix it. We will be heading to arbitration so it will all get resolved one way or the other. I know that Dallas is a different office and hopefully they are better folks. I just wanted to point out that a national builder with a "great" warranty doesn't always mean things will work out and to be sure that you understand what protection the contract does and doesn't give you.

Check out: creekviewrealty.com ifoundahome.net I really like the MLS listing format on the second - I check the listings in my area almost every day there. The first is definately the way to go when you want to buy as well, and the search saver will email you new listings for free. Good luck.

Phased, I'm not a fungus expert. I'm a solutions expert. Corn meal seems to work on all the popular diseases except red thread, rust, and dog barf (yes, it's a type of fungus). I don't know why those seem to be immune. Dog barf goes away with a water hose, so that's the only treatment you need. Some diseases go away with shampoo just washing the disease microbes off the blades of grass. gotsqueeze, it's way too late to add seed for this season. But I like your thinking the problem through. I agree that the daily water needed for new seed might be a problem. Certainly if you were watering too long to the point of soggy soil it would be a problem.