Our pre-emergent lawn fertilization round begins March 13th and will be available through april 15th depending on weather. Sign up today for the most important fertilizer application of the year. Pre emergent lawn weed control helps prevent broadleaf weeds before they are established. While labeled a weed killer, more simply it stops the seeds [...]
Colorado is considered rough terrain for plants and wildlife alike. This is due to our inconsistent climate and tendency to dryness. Denver has temperatures that range from below zero in the winter, to 100°-plus in the summer! Then dry winds whip across the High Rockies and into the Front Range, leaving only the the hardiest plants [...]
November 19, 2013 EAB States and Provinces - Nov. 2013 Summary: Emerald ash borer (EAB) forces tree owners and managers to ask how ash trees can be saved, within a climate of limited tree care budgets. Categorizing ash trees by treatment priority can lead to difficult but necessary decisions in creating an EAB [...]
Winter tree services have always been a hard-sell, partly because our customer's attention turns elsewhere after that first snow of the year and partly over confusion about when is the best time for tree care. Since starting ArborScape in 1996, I've developed deep and trusted relationships with many of our customers. And as that has [...]
September 17, 2013 While we've spoken with many clients who were not directly effected by the Colorado floods on the Front Range, we are still touching base with those of you who may need some help with their trees or lawn or anything else. Parker, Boulder, Castle Rock and Boulder are all communities we [...]
PEGSMOR is an acronym used to help arborists explain the different stages of tree care management a tree may go through. Trees do go through several stages of development during their lives. Planting Establishment Growth Structure Maturity Over Maturity Replacement PEGSMOR AND Care of Maturing Trees Urban foresters use the concept of PEGSMOR to [...]
8/19/2013 A customer asked us if his pine should be removed since it outgrew its space and is now entangled in power lines. Selective pruning is usually possible to give clearance to power lines while keeping the tree. However, making the tree pleasing to the eye isn't always possible, depending on how much needs [...]
Updated 8/12/2013 One way to evaluate different horticultural contractors is to shop around and talk to different tree and lawn care businesses. We personally think this is the long way around (not to mention a lot of time to invest in hiring a contractor). Instead we suggest our clients piggyback on what others have said [...]
After a few days of rain and overcast skies, many of our Denver lawn service clients are asking, " Why are we getting so many toadstools in our lawn? And how do we get rid of them?" Even though toadstools are a fungus, fungicides or products that kill fungus are a waste of time on [...]
While residential tree services are the main practice area for ArborScape, we also help government clients of all sorts. We can assure you of one thing. City governments in Denver metro are not wasting your tax dollars on lucrative tree trimming contracts! Joking aside, many forestry departments have undergone a revolution in how they [...]
A quick roundup of a Tedx talk with Board Certified Arborist, Chris Gerards Highlights: "Plant the best tree you can afford." "Never raise the branches above its natural growth or in other words never raise the skirt above the crotch." "The arborist creates a suspension of belief at their best, where the tree is trimmed [...]
With record setting temperatures and extreme drought conditions how can Colorado homeowners keep their lawns green and weed free? Throughout the Colorado region homeowners are struggling to keep their lawns healthy. This damage will take several season for most homeowners to fix the lawn problems that will be created this season. So what are [...]
What kind of pruning cuts are there? The two cuts main cuts are heading cuts and thinning cuts. Heading cuts are meant to stimulate growth where the cut was made. Thinning cuts are meant to remove branches at the cut entirely. If used correctly thinning cuts can reduce shrub density without stimulating more growth. If [...]
A question we get from time to time is about staking a tree or more specifically, should I remove the stake of a young tree? The answer is yes 99 percent of the time. In fact this post is more about why it is usually unnecessary to stake a tree. Reasons to stake a [...]
Mountain Pine Beetles are the greatest threat to our Ponderosa and Lodgepole pine forest in the Colorado region. The good news is that in Colorado the pests' destruction seems to be on the decline. Did we find the solution to ridding ourselves of the pest? Not really. Like a barbarian horde, after the pillaging and [...]
Do you want your lawn to be greener, healthier and more lush? We may have what your looking for. Revive is a product we are now offering to help green up your lawn. Revive is an organic based product with added wetting agents. Revive is composed of processed organic plant bi-product and decomposed extract. It [...]
After today’s snow accumulation of 4 inches in south metro Denver and up to a foot in central Denver and the northwest suburbs, you may wonder, is Colorado still in a drought? While it helps this year, mandatory water restrictions are still in effect and are almost certain to remain so in 2013. Droughts are [...]
Outlook for Mountains Dry Our Colorado mountain landscape is in rough shape due to the 2012 fires that have destroyed acres of trees and wildlife coupled with the continued destruction by the Mountain Pine Beetles (MPB) and IPS Beetles that have continued their march of destruction through our forests. MPB activity was lower in [...]
Update June 26, 2013 - Denver Water moved to a Stage 1 alert from Stage 2 meaning you can water three days per week. Have you checked out Denver Water lately? If you have you'd know a stage 2 drought is in effect. This means we have 2 outside watering days a week, starting in [...]
The 2013 spring season is upon us - now is the time to get your lawn ready for the coming year.Already Denver Water is setting expectations for 2013:"A dry winter across Colorado has led to low snowpack, and mountain streamflows are expected to be well below normal. This follows a dry 2012, in which Denver [...]
Whats in store for 2013? Assuming the heat and drought continue through the spring months, old tree pests and diseases will spread quickly and new ones may be introduced to the Colorado landscape. Here is the latest from the United States Drought Monitor Colorado is considered to be in a state of "extreme drought" [...]