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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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.
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is only a few weeks away. Have you decided what kind of tree you’ll have? More and more people are choosing living trees for holiday decoration, and now’s a great time to choose one that’s right for you.
Colorado weather can turn on a dime, so don’t let a warm fall lull you into neglecting your landscape’s winter needs. Trees react naturally to shorter daylight hours and lower temperatures by “hardening off.”
Are you ready for winter? Is your landscape?
We all know that come fall, we should check our anti-freeze, tune up the furnace and blow out the sprinkler system, but how about your lawn and landscaping?
Cutting your own Christmas tree (or Hanukah bush or Festivus pole) can be a fun family outing as long as you keep it safe and legal. Here’s how:
It may seem like your trees hibernate for the winter, but the truth is that there’s still plenty of action going on below ground. Roots continue growing beneath the soil, and they need water and nutrients year-round.
Before newly built structures within the Denver Water service area are landscaped, the soil must be amended to retain water efficiently. This not only conserves water, but adding amendments also breaks up our naturally clay soils and provides nutrients for healthy plant growth.
Even with a foot or more of snow, Coloradans know most of it will be gone after a day or two of bright mountain sunshine.
TREEOLOGYIt goes beyond pruning, general maintenance and occasional fertilization and instead focuses on preventing issues from arising in the first place.It’s hard to believe. Five days ago, 3 to 6 inches of snow accumulated in Denver, CO. The Farmer’s Almanac...