Tree Maintenance After Early & Late Freezes
Cold snaps can lead to significant freeze damage to trees and shrubs as they began to emerge from dormancy. Here are some important things to know to keep your landscape plants healthy.
Emerald Ash Borer and Your Trees
According to the City of Fort Collins, city-wide, there are approximately 70,000 ash trees which make up 33% of our canopy cover in Fort Collins. The city has its own EAB response plan – they’ve already started working to cull some trees and will treat healthy ash trees – but the city’s forestry department urges property owners to start implementing their own management plans. Here’s what you can do:
4 Easy Ways to Save Your Pavers From Salt Damage
Northern Colorado is a great place to start your journey as a gardener. With our sunny and dry climate, you can grow a variety of plants, vegetables and fruits. If you’re new to gardening, here are some tips from the experts at Detailed Landscape. We’ll help you take the first steps.
Furry Adorable Pests: Rabbits in the Garden
Those cute little cottontails are fun to watch as they hop and play, but they aren’t so adorable when they’ve eaten all the tender young plants that you so carefully added to your landscape last week. How do you control these furry creatures? We can help!
Colorado’s Desert Climate (And What it Means for Your Lawn)
The unique geography of Colorado’s Front Range brings with it unique weather. It may rain every afternoon in the mountains, but Fort Collins’ average yearly precipitation is only 16 inches. This arid climate can be tough on Colorado lawns. If you would like a lust lawn, here are some tips to follow!
Garden Pests and How to Stop Them
Just when your plants were looking top-notch, they suddenly shriveled up and died. Were they overwatered? Did they get too hot? Good guesses, but it wasn’t either of those. This time, the raiders came through. They drank and ate until there wasn’t anymore, then moved on to the next unsuspecting garden. This is basic survival for some garden pests, whose slash-and-burn approach can devastate all kinds of plants. Here are some of the culprits:
Grow Local – Challenges and Benefits of Landscaping in Colorado
We love living close to the mountains, and so do some of our favorite plants! Colorado’s high-altitude climate is drier and cooler than some areas, but at Detailed Landscape, it’s a challenge we’re familiar with. Here are some tips for your growing garden:
Composting
Composting is nature’s process of recycling decomposed organic materials into a rich soil. Home composting is an acceleration of this same process. By composting your organic waste you’re returning rich nutrients to the soil, promoting soil microbes that aid plant growth. Essentially, finished compost is a free soil amendment for your garden. It encourages the production of beneficial bacteria and fungi that break down organic matter to create humus, a rich nutrient-filled material. By adding compost you’ll improve the overall texture of your soil, enabling it to retain and drain water better.
Winter Pruning: Pave The Way For Healthy Growth
There are a number of benefits to pruning your trees and shrubs in the winter, so put on an extra pair of gloves and grab those pruning shears.
