Tree Top Times

Kevin Kelley, our trim supervisor, has been with Mountain High for 5 years.  He grew up in the tree world, working with his father, dragging brush, hauling logs or playing around with a rope and saddle.  He is an excellent technical climber with skills for difficult jobs. Kevin has placed in the top 3 in […]

We have our mulch on display at our booth at the ProGreen show at the Colorado Convention Center this week (Feb 11-14) – check out our mulch colors! We make our own mulch right here in Lakewood, Colorado, using 100% recycled branches & logs from our pruning jobs. Our mulch has no construction debris, and […]

Snow mold is normally not a frequent problem in the Denver Metro area because the snow melts off and allows the ground to dry out before another round of snow hits. However, with the frequent snows over the last few weeks, this disease may appear in the heavily shaded areas of your lawn where the […]

Do you have a tree that needs to be removed? Or perhaps you have a stump from a tree that was recently removed and is taking way too long to disintegrate… Well, there is no better way to remove a tree stump than with a stump grinder. Stump Grinders utilize a high-speed disk with teeth […]

We wanted to share this letter about mites from our Lawn Manager: Hello, My name is Lee, the Lawn Service Manager at Mountain High. I wanted to send out this update because, over the past few days, I have found an incredible amount of mites in yards. After doing applications for voles at one property, […]

Colorado Lawn Winter Watering Tips: Water lawns and perennials during prolonged dry fall and winter periods to prevent root damage that affects the health of the entire plant. Water only when air and soil temperatures are above 40 degrees F. South and West lawn exposures are at the highest risk for winter injury. Dry air, […]

Now that it’s January, we’re getting excited that spring is on it’s way! While we’re dreaming of April/May weather, here are some good tips on transplanting nursery plants into your garden: 1. Select the healthiest looking plants at the nursery. You’re paying your hard-earned money for your trees and shrubs, so you have a right […]

Lawn mites are extremely active now in the greater Denver Metro area. The bitter cold snap did not kill them off; it only put them into dormancy until the temperatures warmed up into the upper teens so they could start feeding again. In addition, the snowfall we received was very low in moisture content so […]

Tree – Part 2: Nutrients and Trees In Part 2 of our discussion about how trees use nutrients, we take a look at the role of oxygen in trees. Oxygen is one of the high concentration nutrients, meaning that oxygen is required in a concentration of at least 1000 parts per million. Plants use oxygen the […]