The Advantages of Pruning Your Trees in Winter:In Colorado a major obstacle for trees is harsh winter storms that can bring dry Chinook winds with heavy, wet snows or “hurricane” force winds that damage tree structure. Besides getting a good look at the structure and form of a tree in winter there are other benefits […]
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Keep Your Plants Healthy Through the Winter
Denver is arid, that means trees and grass are always at risk throughout the winter months. We understand this is challenging, but as experts we want to help you understand the dangers of winter and some ways to protect your precious landscape and replenish it as the winter passes. Trees Dead branches are always a […]
De-icing & Salt Landscape Damage in the Springs
Every winter, homeowners use a variety of de-icing salt products to combat ice as it builds up on sidewalks, steps, and driveways. Regardless of the type of salt product that is used the resulting damage is always the same. Spalding in concrete caused by Salt for melting ice. Salt, by its nature, is acidic. Conversely, […]
Be Prepared for Voles This Season!!
Once again the Front Range is dealing with extreme vole activity. Over the summer of 2015 vole activity was at near record high levels according to CSU. As the colder weather sets in voles are focusing on plants close to their dens. This means damage to Junipers and other woody plants is increasing. What are […]
Plant Health Starts With Your Soil!
So many things in Colorado make it difficult for plants to thrive. Extreme temperature swings, intense summer heat, prolonged drought, highly alkaline soils, and heavy clay soils all contribute to slow and stunted growth of our trees and shrubs. Many newly constructed homes are routinely scraped of their topsoil, which includes the soil horizons that […]
Get to know Mike Severin!
Mike Severin – Lawn Department Where was I born? Portland, Oregon (the place where everyone’s from.) What brought me into the arboricultural industry? I’ve always worked outside except for my brief stint in various kitchens in high school and college. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry Management from Humboldt State, which I […]
Four Tips to Save Your Lawn in the Autumn Months
Here are four tips to keep your lawn looking gorgeous through the upcoming fall and winter months. Fertilizing: It is very important to keep your lawn fertilized. As autumn goes on, your grass struggles to get the nutrients it needs. We offer fall lawn fertilization that’s called “winterization.” It’s lower in nitrogen and designed to […]
Fall leaf colors explained and more!
Autumn Color Changes As summer wanes, cooler temperatures along with shorter days and less water, cause the chlorophyll in leaves to begin to break down. This allows the remaining pigments to be revealed: carotenoids produce the yellow colors, and anthocyanins are responsible for red colors. In Colorado, fall leaf color typically lasts from September into November. As […]
Lawn Mites – what can you do?
The warm days and cold nights this October have caused mites to come out early. Lawn mite populations are already high, so damage is already starting in dry and sunny areas of lawns. As soon as the sprinkler systems get turned off for the season, mite activity starts. Now is the time to start taking […]
Freezes, snow, hail and now Squirrels!
This past Mother’s Day snow storm damaged many of our trees. Unfortunately, the damage from that weekend continues to accumulate. The cold from Mother’s Day killed many flowers on Apples, Crabapples, Peaches, Plums, and Pears. Without flowers, most of our fruiting trees did not produce fruit. The lack of available fruit has forced squirrel populations […]