The month of May brought cooler temperatures than Colorado landscapes are used to in spring. Additionally, we received twice the average amount of moisture in the month of May, and humidity levels barely dropped below 60% all month. These three factors of temperatures in the 50’s, excess moisture, and consistently high humidity have come together […]
Tree Top Times
Colorado Springs – The state of our trees.
The State of Our Trees – The rains have slowed and the sun has come out! Our office has been flooded over the past week with questions such as “what is wrong with my tree”? Many Honey Locust, Ash and Elm trees seem like they will never leaf out. Over the last year there have been several […]
Landscape Fabric – is it beneficial?
THE GREAT WEED BARRIER DEBATE: Is landscape fabric really that beneficial? When planning on planting an area around the house most of us think that some type of barrier to minimize the weed infestation is an absolute necessity. Professional weed barriers do provide a level of deterrent for weed populations; however, they do not eliminate […]
Get to know us – Bobby Savage – Certified Arborist
Bobby Savage – Certified Arborist Check Bobby out at the climbing competition to be held in Colorado Springs on June 13th! I am a Colorado native where I spent most of my youth skiing and camping with my dad. I attended an outward bound program through my teenage years which is when I fell in love […]
Mother Nature isn’t done yet!
Lawn Insects and Lawn Fungi Are at a Near Record High This Spring: The moisture we have received in the month of May combined with the resulting high humidity in the Denver Metro Area has created multiple environmental problems for lawns. Lawn diseases are abnormally active because of the moisture conditions and long term wet […]
Mother’s Day Weather Alert – Tips to avoid freeze damage!
MOTHER’S DAY WEATHER ALERT! LOVE THE COLORADO WEATHER, IT WILL RAIN, IT MIGHT SNOW OR EVEN HAIL! Here are some tips to keep your plants, trees and sprinkler systems in good shape! Trees: If it does snow, it will be a wet heavy snow. The best thing to do is shake your tree limbs to […]
Plant stress throughout the Denver Metro Area
Trees Plant Stress throughout the Denver Metro Area Many of our trees and shrubs continue to show stress from the weather conditions of the past winter. Several species of shrubs have been slow to shed last year’s leaves, and even slower to push out new growth this spring. During our travels throughout the Metro Area, […]
May Lawn Tips
Lawn Lee’s May Lawn Tips: We are right around the corner from the cooler spring weather changing over to the heat of the summer. Here are a few things home owners can do and should know about their lawns. Watering: Most lawns in our area consist of cool-season lawn grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, and fine fescue. […]
IN CELEBRATION OF EARTH DAY
Happy Earth Day to William Roberts School at 2100 Akron Way in the Stapleton area. They were the recipients of an Earth Day remodel. The ALCC organized this project in conjunction with a grant from the Home and Garden Show and mulch that was donated by Mountain High Tree, Lawn & Landscape Co. Many other […]
Get to know us – Jaime Astorga!
Jaime Astorga is a great person to work with, he always has a smile and a good word for you! Don’t you love working with people like that? Maybe that is why Jaime has worked for Mountain High Tree since 1998. Jaime “loves to climb trees” and is really superb at what he does. Jaime has […]