When conducting landscape inspections, I commonly see all of these offending practices in regards to trees....poor quality nursery stock, planted too deeply, soil is amended instead of proper species selection, holes dug too large, tree "snorkels" installed, staked improperly and left on too long, hardscape and infrastructure interference, root barriers, the list goes on. None of this has a basis in horticulture or promotes healthy tree establishment and [...]
Video Trees Provide Amazing Benefits by Davey Tree Thank Goodness for Trees! Arbor Day is April 26, 2019 here in San Diego and across the nation. So look up and around at the valuable assets in your area. Communities would not be the same beautiful, livable spaces without trees. Statistics on The Benefits of Trees by The Arbor Day Foundation The net cooling effect of a young, [...]
5 Advantages to Writing Maintenance Specs Specific to your Site Specifications for landscape maintenance are instructions to the contractors performing the work - mowing, pruning, leaf clean up, irrigation management, pest monitoring and control, etc. They are written by professionals knowledgeable in horticulture, plant care, irrigation and landscape management. With a landscape inventory in place, maintenance specs specific to your site, and input from owners and managers, we [...]
