In the Denver metro area, the higher than normal humidity from the past two months combined with the ample amount of spring growth has resulted in high insect and disease levels. Leaf spot diseases, powdery mildew, fire blight, and cytospora canker have shown up all over town. As the weather conditions turn hot and dry, […]
Tree Top Times
Tree Topping – Not a good idea!
Below is a great article from the Tree Care Industry Association about “tree topping” – a practice that we don’t recommend! Read on about why: There are a lot of misconceptions about the appropriateness “tree topping,” a very controversial and damaging tree care practice. For the unfamiliar, tree topping is defined as “the removal of main […]
New Sod Care in Denver
So you just had sod installed on your lawn, here are our tips on how to best take care of your new sod so that it stays healthy and establishes in your lawn: Sod Care – First 2 Weeks: The key to establishing new sod is to keep it properly watered for the first month. […]
Denver Lawn Seeding Watering & Care
When Mountain High Tree, Lawn and Landscape apply seed for lawns, we first aerate the areas to be seeded and then apply the seed. In heavily damaged areas, additional spot seeding may be necessary. Spring and fall are the prime times to seed when temperatures are cooler. Here are our recommendations for newly seeded lawns: […]
Watering Instructions for newly planted Trees & Shrubs in Colorado
Newly planted trees and shrubs require special attention after planting and through the first two years, especially in our hot and dry climate in Colorado. *A standard irrigation system will not provide adequate water, making supplemental watering essential.* Mountain High Tree Lawn & Landscape will water in your new trees and shrubs on the day […]
Denver Lawn Care Tips for Summer
Caring for your lawn in Denver’s hot, arid climate is an ongoing process! Here are some good tips to help keep your lawn as healthy as possible during these hot summer months: Watering: Make sure your sprinklers or irrigation system gives established bluegrass lawns about 1 ½” of precipitation a week. Avoid water waste by […]
Denver Lawn Problem: Ascochyta
Ascochyta symptoms may develop throughout the growing season but are more common during hot, droughty periods that were preceded by cool, rainy conditions. Large irregular patches of turf rapidly turn a straw-color and appear dead. Often times Ascochyta is mistaken for burns or fertilizer striping since it can follow mower tracks – leaving lines of […]
Denver Tree Problems
Tree Disease Update: The effects of the hail and heavy thunderstorms that seemed to arrive nearly every day in May will last long into the summer season. Several diseases that are common in many of our ornamental landscape trees often become prevalent after hail storms. Small cuts are formed in the twig tissue when hail […]
Hail Damage in Colorado Springs
A swath of Colorado Springs was damaged by hail on May 21. A strong storm with 50 plus mile per hour winds and damaging size hail blasted through the Broadmoor, Ivywild, Downtown and the Old North End. It broke windows, damaged roofs and cars and stripped trees of their foliage. Spring is a critical time […]
Denver Lawn Insects in May 2014
The moisture we have received during the month of May has caused insects to go active early and in larger numbers than normal: Chinch Bugs: Chinch bug adults and nymphs are already active! Chinch bugs damage grass by piercing the blades with their needle-like mouthparts and sucking plant juices. The adults are about a sixteenth […]