Winter Lawn Care
It’s still warm and the nights have hardly begun to cool here in Colorado Springs. The leaves are still (mostly) green and wildflowers continue to bloom. With all the moisture we got this year in July and early August, your well-cared-for lawn still looks great. But...
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4 Water Feature Ideas For Your Landscaping
If you want to enhance the appearance of your backyard, then adding water features can add excitement and detail to your home's landscaping. Here are a few water feature ideas you can use right away. Most water features can be built within a few days, and supplies and...
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Is It Time For Soil Testing?
If you want a lawn that is lush and green, and are willing to put some effort in, then you just might be rewarded for your work in the end. However, you can not achieve your green paradise without soil that is healthy. You need the proper levels of minerals and...
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Why You Need To Prune Trees
Why should you prune trees? Is tree pruning good for just trees, or can it help all plants? We'll discuss some of the more important aspects of tree pruning, including the why it helps and some tips on pruning your own plants. Conifers Pruning conifers in the dormant...
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Tips On Organic Lawn Fertilizers
The various chemical fertilizers can be just right for giving you short term, quick growth for your lawn. However, you need to think about the chemicals and the risks that they pose for the underlying health of your entire lawn. More and more people across the nation...
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Tips To Fertilize Your Lawn
If you're trying to build up a green lush lawn, you're going to have to consider ways to fertilize your lawn. Fertilizer is an important part of a plan to encourage your lawn to grow lush and green. Choosing the right fertilizer will help to give your lawn the right...
read moreSpring Sprinkler System Tune Up
Sprinkler systems need an annual sprinkler system tune up to ensure that they work efficiently thus conserving water, keeping your grass green and saving you money. You should conduct an annual sprinkler system inspection, and you can do this by following the steps...
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Winter Landscaping
When winter arrives in Colorado you don’t have to let your garden and your home’s landscaping turn into a barren and bleak winter portrait. It’s possible to have a winter landscape with all the flair and dignity that you would have in the summer months. To determine...
read moreWhy Aspen Leaves Change Color During Fall
Each year at the end of summer, Colorado hosts one of the most brilliant natural displays of color as the Aspen trees shed their leaves in anticipation of a cold winter. Oranges, yellows, reds and browns are lavishly splashed across the deep blue sky, as Colorado's...
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Colorado Springs Xeriscape
Colorado Springs xeriscape has long been misunderstood with many people thinking it is simply rocks and cactus, but it is so much more than that. In fact, if done well, it doesn’t need to look much different than traditional landscaping. Xeriscape is a gardening...
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