Tree Top Times

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 […]

How will the current weather patterns affect our trees?

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 […]

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 […]