Winter Tree Care: Protecting Your Tree From Harsh Winter
Winter can be a harsh time for trees, with freezing temperatures, snow, ice and strong winds. As a homeowner, protecting your trees from the winter weather is essential so they can thrive come springtime. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a first-time tree owner, these winter tree care tips, from pruning and watering to mulching and wrapping, will help you keep your trees healthy and strong all winter. If you're considering adding hardscapes to your landscape, here’s how to get started.
How to Keep Your Yard Dog Friendly
Dogs need plenty of space to run and play so having a dog-friendly yard is often a requirement for Colorado homeowners. From adding proper fencing to choosing proper hardscaping, our experts have a few guidelines for ensuring your pup has a safe space to get their zoomies out!
5 Ways to Reduce Outdoor Water Usage
Colorado State University estimates that in the typical Colorado household, outdoor water use accounts for about 50% of overall consumption, making urban lawn watering the single largest water demand on municipal supplies. By following a few of the simple steps below, you can have a healthy, water-smart landscape that’s both beautiful and easy to maintain, while cutting down on your water bill.
6 Ways To Upgrade Your 4th Of July BBQ
Summer in Colorado means Barbecue season, longer days and more time spent on the patio. Many Coloradans eagerly await this time of year and are ready to trade in their gardening gloves for their favorite set of tongs, a spatula or three, their favorite apron and a cold drink. If you’re planning to host the neighborhood Fourth of July BBQ, here are a few tips and tricks from our experts on how to upgrade your outdoor space.
How To Companion Plant Your Garden
Did you know that plants have relationships with each other? Plants need good companions to thrive in your garden. Inside each plant community, certain plants can compete with one another for nutrients or sunlight. However, if planted correctly, companion planting can help reduce pests, promote better overall growth, attract beneficial bugs, provide shade, improve the soil health and fertility, and suppress weed growth.
Best Practices – Flower Gardening In Northern Colorado
If you’re a Colorado resident, you likely know how unpredictable the spring weather can be. Because of this, the Colorado climate provides unique and interesting challenges to its gardeners. Here are a few helpful tips from the experts at Detailed Landscape for how to keep your garden flourishing, no matter how the weather tries to stop you.
Advice From Our Experts – OTC Fertilizers And Weed Killers
Fertilizing plants is crucial to maintaining your landscaping. There are many, many fertilizers to choose from, but what does the soil really need? In a nutshell, fertilizer should supply nutrients to the soil without adding anything extra that the soil doesn’t need. In Colorado, our soil often needs nitrogen, and only occasionally will our soil need extra iron. For instance, if the grass turns yellow after a nitrogen fertilizer is applied, then an additional fertilizer that contains iron should be used.
