The first official day of spring 2021 is Saturday, March 20 – a date many homeowners are looking forward to on the calendar. A healthy green lawn is the first plant life to emerge from dormancy and you’ll want to make sure you’re supporting it for optimal growth. With all the conflicting information available on…
How antidesiccants help conifers retain moisture during the winter months Homeowners and property managers often assume that damage to conifer trees during the winter months is caused by cold weather extremes or long periods of snowfall freezing a tree’s cellular network. But the reality is that most damage is due to a lack of moisture.…
For regions across the country who will experience snow and freezing temperatures during the winter months, it’s important to protect your trees and shrubs so they’ll emerge in the spring healthy and strong for the new growing season. Here are three things you should consider, and ways you can deter any permanent damage to the…
Pine, spruce, yew, fir and many others are all called conifer trees, which means they feature “needles” rather than leaves (which are called deciduous). While homeowners and property managers expect brilliant green leaves to turn orange, red and purple come the fall – blanketing the ground with the familiarity of autumn – conifer trees…
The first official day of winter in the United States is Monday, December 21, 2020, but your lawn begins preparing for it far in advance. When the soil temperature begins to cool, this triggers a signal to your lawn to begin entering a process called dormancy. Dormancy is a safety mechanism used by your…
For homeowners across America, there’s perhaps no greater disappointment than to gaze out from their front doors and see a lawn in dormancy during the winter months. It’s dull and brown and leads you to marvel at the reality that in a few months it will be replaced by a lush brilliant green color which…
While this time of a year is a good time for scheduling dormant pruning services, there isn’t much else to do to care for the trees on your property. That is unless you’ve decided to purchase a live Christmas tree this year. In 2017, 27.4 million Christmas trees were sold in the United States (compared…
Now well into the fall season, many homeowners and businesses are getting their landscapes ready for the winter months ahead. Much of their energy is now spent gathering and disposing of fallen leaves, trimming back perennials to the ground level and removing dead annuals all together. But many rarely consider their flower pots during this…
Colorado experienced an abnormally hot summer and an unseasonably mild fall in 2018. But a few weeks into October, temperatures dropped quickly and soon much of the Front Range was covered by its first snowfall of the season. Residents rejoiced at the powdery precipitation, fully expecting cooler temperatures to finally settle in across much of…
“The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and “wrong too often for us to rely on it.” –Patrick Young Whether you’re caring for your front lawn or manicuring a signature tree, living on the beautiful coast of Maine or the mountainous terrains of Colorado, the weather (in…
