Let falling leaves lie. The leaves that fall on the dirt, grass, or planting beds. Just leave them be and only rake up the ones on the concrete sidewalks and patios. {not up for raking, then grab a blower and blow them away}. Alright, perhaps you have a little bit more time on your hands, in … [Read more...]
Fall Maintenance for Albuquerque Landscapes
This article was originally posted for 505Outside.com, it is being re-published here for your use. I had the pleasure of interviewing Wes Brittenham for this article, check out how much fun we had. Getting a Tour of Los Poblanos with Wes! 505Outside sat down with local landscape expert Wes … [Read more...]
Backyard Wildlife Sanctuaries
Our Land: Backyard Wildlife Sanctuaries: I was so excited to be asked to share my backyard for a feature with Our Land, a regular segment on New Mexico PBS. In this month’s installment of Our Land, correspondent Laura Paskus takes viewers along as she examines the effort to build a network of … [Read more...]
What are high efficiency rotary nozzles and why should you use them in your lawn?
Grass lawns in the greater Albuquerque area require supplemental irrigation in order to survive our high desert climate. Most residential landscapes are watered by pop up spray heads with conventional nozzles, as pictured below. Pop up spray head This article was originally published on … [Read more...]
Creating Living Shade with Vines
This article was originally posted for 505Outside.com, it is being re-published here for your use. While it is fantastic living in the Southwest where the sun shines over 310 days a year, sometimes landscapes and homeowners alike crave shade. Large trees provide great shade but may take a long … [Read more...]
The Right Lawn for You
This article was originally published on 505Outside.com. It is being re-published here for your use! Many homeowners would like a turf grass lawn, but might feel irresponsible watering a lawn in the arid Southwest. The key to choosing a turf grass is to determine the one most suited to the … [Read more...]
Landscape design post round up
We've written a bunch of design articles over the past six years and I've found three of my favorites. Check them out below: The 3 D's of Landscape Design: Doodle, Delineate and Draw The Many Styles of Garden Design: Hint, there are 4 styles we love. Winter Dreaming and Landscape … [Read more...]
Fruit Tree Pruning in New Mexico
Pruning fruit trees in your yard is important for maintaining fruit production, tree health, aesthetics of having a nice small tree in your yard and preventing the branch breakage on trees under the weight of a heavy fruit year. Sometimes pruning fruit trees can do more harm than good. Always … [Read more...]
Jill’s June Backyard!
Happy June, it's taken me a week to settle into the fact that June is here, my kiddos are off of school, and Summer is around the corner. Luckily my yard is in full force and that helps alleviate the new kiddo summer schedule. I've got so many things blooming right now that I wanted to share all the … [Read more...]
Must have landscape books
In this age of digital everything we sometimes forget to stop and smell the roses. Actually, what I mean is we forget to sit down and read. Or at least I do. So while we have many more weeks of winter left I thought this would be a good time of year to refresh your bookshelf with some must read … [Read more...]
