TREEOLOGY – BE INFORMED
Donovan Arborists
Our ISA Certified Arborists ensure that you get the highest quality tree care.
We offer free estimates for tree planting, trimming, removal, cabling and bracing.
We believe in being proactive in preventing insect infestations and disease outbreaks.
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Fall is prime time for planting trees and shrubs. Well placed greenery around your home’s perimeter will add to its curb appeal and value and can even add a measure of security. But if your plans include adding foundation plantings, there are some things you should know in order to avoid problems and disappointment in the future.
Don’t let those bare branches fool you, your trees and shrubs need water year-round. Their leaves may be long-gone, but your trees and shrubs are still active, even in the dead of winter. When cold weather comes, trees redirect their energy from above-ground growth and leaf and seed production to storing nutrients and expanding their root systems. And they need water to do it.
The Germans have a word for it: Herbstlaubtrittvergnügen. It’s the joy of jumping into a big pile of raked-up leaves. It’s a great childhood memory for those of us who grew up in areas with lots of deciduous trees.
Trees, shrubs, and grasses have many enemies, from insects and animals to biological threats. While damage from browsing animals such as deer and elk are usually easy to spot, microscopic pests can be hard to detect until they’ve become widespread.
Good landscaping not only adds to enjoyment of outdoor spaces, by adding “curb appeal” it can add 10% or more to a home’s value. Poorly planned or neglected landscaping can have the opposite effect.
The first weeks of fall are an important time for keeping your landscape in shape for winter and ready to wake up healthy and happy come spring.
Are you a tree-hugger? No? Well, maybe you should reconsider. Some recent studies make the case that it can brings health and psychological benefits.
You probably know that counting the concentric rings in a cross-section of a tree trunk can tell the tree’s age. But that’s just the beginning of the wealth of information contained in the rings. Scientists can examine and test the rings to uncover years, even centuries, worth of knowledge about climate, atmospheric changes, and local geography.
Your landscape may be hibernating for the winter, but you’re not, so use your yardwork hiatus to get things ready to hit the ground running come spring.
Healthy soil not only benefits turf and plant growth, it saves water, too! It works so well, in fact, that Denver Water requires that any landscaping of new construction must conform to its standards for soil amendments in order to conserve water in the areas it serves.