Watering: For the best grass health it is best to water more heavily, but less often. Deep watering and letting the soil dry forces deeper roots and makes the lawn more drought resistant. During the hottest times of summer a lawn needs about 2.5 inches of water per week. Mow at the right height: Keep […]
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Japanese Beetles and Leaf Spot Disease
As we enter August we are seeing another season of Japanese beetle with increasing adult populations and expanding area. This year we are finding adult Japanese beetles as far east as Havana Street, and as far west as Wadsworth Blvd. This expansion may be attributed to the excess spring moisture supporting a larger population. As […]
Summer Observations from the Springs
2015 is on track to be the wettest year recorded in Colorado Springs. This along with an early Arctic freeze last November and cool/cold temperatures in May have created some unique problems for trees and shrubs. Following are some of Mountain High’s observations this summer. Douglas-Fir tussock moth populations blew up on Cheyenne Mountain and […]
Get to Know Us – Kathy Torres
Get to know us! Kathy Torres – Super CSR Kathy was born in California, but never fear, was raised in Colorado. She is happily married and has 4 children. Kathy loves to exercise, crocheting, going to the park with her 9 month old daughter (guess that explains the crocheting) and girl’s night out! Kathy always […]
Adjust with the weather patterns
This spring and summer has been even more unpredictable than usual. February was both the warmest and snowiest February in the past 50 years. May only offered us five days without rain. June’s humidity has been more reminiscent of Georgia than Colorado. We even had the misfortune of a heavy Mother’s Day snow storm that […]
Hot weather! Lawn care tips
Lawns Lawn Care When the Temperatures Go Up After the spring growing season, summer brings quite a bit of stress to lawns. Lawns that were lush and green in the spring now have to deal with less water, longer days, and more heat. While we all would love to keep the lushness of spring, lawns […]
Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth!
Douglas-Fir Tussock Moth (Orgyia pseudotsugata) and Spruce Budworm (Choristoneura hebenstreitella) Populations of these two defoliating caterpillars continue to expand this year in the Colorado Springs area. Blue Spruce, Douglas Fir and White Fir are hosts to these insects. Larvae were observed hatching in early June and evidence of feeding on new growth is just starting to show […]
Get to know Chris Georgel
Get To Know Us – Chris Georgel My name is Chris Georgel and I’ve lived in the Lakewood area for 22 years and have spent the last 10 years working for Mountain High Tree Lawn & Landscape Co. (8 years as a mechanic and the last 2 years as a customer service representative!) I’m the proud […]
Pavers: Specifications you should know!
Landscape Nearly every hardware or garden store seems to have an abundance of options when it comes to paver selection. Between the styles, sizes, shapes and colors you can create nearly any look you can possibly dream up. As you go out and tackle a paver project on your own or have a contractor put […]
Lawn insect and fungus problems – what to look for!
The strange weather of the past two months has left lawns over the entire Denver Metro Area with some rather unusual problems many home owners have not seen before. Many lawns are growing extremely fast because of the wet conditions. This also means some grasses are really standing out, such as tall Fescue which is […]