Continue planting summer flowing bulbs like cannas, dahlias, and gladioli – if you plant a few gladioli each week in June, you’ll have continuous flowers blooming throughout the Summer. Fertilize your annuals and perennials with nitrogen-based fertilizer. Check your drip and lawn irrigation system for damage. Remove any sprinkler heads or emitters that are overwatering…
Read detailsThe outdoors are full of color, pollen, and life! Summertime in Colorado is a buzzing and thriving as the foothills and plains are fed by afternoon rainstorms and seas of snowmelt finding their way down the mountains. This means great things for your grass and trees and plants… it also provides everything necessary for noxious weeds to…
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It’s been a wet beginning to the Summer here in the northern Colorado Front Range. As the summer fully sets, though, we’ll be seeing drier days and higher temperatures. In March for World Water Conservation Day, we talked about some of the ways you can conserve water in your landscaping, including smart sprinklers and rain barrels. For…
Read detailsConserve moisture and protect against weeds in planters and beds by spreading mulch around flowers and shrubs. Mow lawn to no-less-than 2″ in height, and never remove more than 1/3 of blades. Water all plants, shrubs, trees, and your lawn thoroughly, but infrequently. A week after the average frost in the Front Range (May 8th),…
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Many homeowners ask us how much improved landscaping will actually raise their home value. With the seller’s market here in the Front Range, we imagine it’s something on everyone’s mind who might be considering selling their home. It’s an important question, and one that we take very seriously. We think professional landscaping adds value at…
Read detailsApril is National Lawn Care Month! Prepare to reactivate your sprinkler system for the Summer. Aerate and fertilize the lawn. Cut back perennials – except evergreen perennials (plants that stay green all year). Remove dead material all the way to the ground with a sharp pair of scissors. Prepare your soil for gardening (if you’re in…
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March 22nd is World Water Day, and though we’ve been having wetter weather the last couple of years, we should all be thinking about conservation. When we use less, it costs less.. to us in dollars for the water and the infrastructure to deliver it, to the infrastructure itself, and to the environment. Using less…
Read detailsGreen Guys can build your outdoor living to be more sustainable by assisting you in selecting plant material that is native, easier to maintain or both, proper hardscape that defines the architecture of your property, water and light elements to complement it all. We can help you create a beautiful, low-maintenance landscape or xeriscape that…
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Check evergreens for browning and deciduous trees and shrubs for buds that have died. If you didn’t rake leave or remove old fruit from deciduous trees last fall, do so now. Deep water trees and shrubs as needed this month.
Many Coloradans consider the mountains to be their home away from home. Whether they’re avid skiers, hikers, climbers, or mountain bikers, the fresh piney air is where they’re most comfortable. Luckily for us, there is an abundance of native material and plants that can be put to use creating Rocky Mountain-Inspired landscaping at your home.…
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It’s been warm and sunny this February, bringing many of us Coloradans out into our backyards for barbecues and lazy afternoons. February is the perfect time of year to start planning improvements and renovations to your landscaping. Trees and plants are dormant, giving you a perspective on your space that you can’t quite get in…
Read detailsIt’s easy not to keep up with yard maintenance during the Winter, when spending time outside is so chilly, and the needs for your lawn and landscaping are so low. Trees and plants go into a state of dormancy when the temperature drops, but they’re still alive! As living things, they still need nutrients to…
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