Core Values- Education

Caretaker’s Core Values- Caring, Accountable, Reputable, Educated A few of our Account Managers just completed Werecon, Fertilizer and Acid Injection System Training.  Check out the pictures below:

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Twin-Flowered Agave – Succulent of the Week

Twin Flowered Agave With winter wrapping up we thought this was good a choice for the week. Common Name: Twin-Flowered Agave Botanical Name: Agave geminiflora Native Distribution:  West central Mexico Hardiness: 25° Sun: Full and reflected sun Water: Very Low Growth (rate, size and form): Fast, 3 x 3, open rosette Foliage (e/d, color, texture): Evergreen, dark green, coarse texture…

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Red Spike Ice Plant – Groundcover of the Week

As you know we love the color Red!!!! So this week we picked the Red Spike Ice Plant. Common Name: Red Spike Ice Plant Botanical Name: Cephalophyllum “Red Spike” Native Distribution:  Horticultural selection Hardiness: 20° Sun: Full sun Water: Low Growth (rate, size and form): Slow, 6 x 6, clumping Foliage (e/d, color, texture): Evergreen, medium green, coarse texture Flowers…

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Win $15,000 Cash/Brokers for Kids – January Newsletter

We CARE Making a difference with Brokers for Kids Caretaker Landscape and Tree Management is in a fundraising contest for Brokers for Kids.  Brokers for Kids is a contest involving valley commercial real estate teams in a fundraising drive.  The money raised goes to help our charity partner, Boys Hope Girls Hope.  This amazing charity helps academically capable and motivated…

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Brittlebush – Shrub of the Week

Brittlebush will be starting to bloom soon so we thought this would be a good one to share… Common Name: Brittlebush Botanical Name: Encelia farinosa Native Distribution:  Sonoran, Mojave deserts Hardiness: 25° Sun: Reflected sun Water: Very low Growth (rate, size and form): Fast, 3 x 4, mounding Foliage (e/d, color, texture): Evergreen, silvery gray, medium texture Flowers (color &…

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Blackfoot Daisy – Perennial of the Week

Blackfoot Daisies bloom all year round so we thought this was a good one for this week. Common Name: Blackfoot Daisy Botanical Name: Melampodium leucanthum Native Distribution:  southwest U.S., Mexico Hardiness: 0° Sun: Full and partial sun Water: Very low Growth (rate, size and form): Fast, 1 x 2, low mound Foliage (e/d, color, texture): Evergreen, gray-green, medium texture Flowers (color…

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Caretaker Landscape to Sponsor “Jam For Kids” Event as Part of Brokers For Kids

Check out the article written in AZRE Magazine about Caretaker Landscape and Tree Mangement sponsoring the first annual Jam for Kids Event February 7, 2013.   We are so excited to be part of this amazing event, Tickets to “Jam for Kids” may be purchased at scottsdale2030.org/caretakers.html or you can contact one of our Caretaker Team Members.

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Kudos to Account Manager Ryan Orosco and our team at Rovey Farms!!!

It’s always nice when a customer goes out of their way to compliment the great work our team is doing…  Check out this letter we recieved about our team at Rovey Farms.  Rovey Farms is managed by Vision Community Mangement.  The partnership with Vision, Matt Johnson from Vision, The Board, Ryan Orosco and The Landscape Management Team has made this all possible!!! To…

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Burrrr… It’s cold outside… Landscape Frost

What an exciting winter we are having!  Finally, the Arizona desert is seeing our normal cold weather and our plants are beginning to show it.  As you travel through the different areas of the valley you will see the damage this recent cold snap has caused.  While we cannot always protect the vegetation in the communities, we can develop a…

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Tis the Season!

As a company we are approached daily with opportunities to contribute to various charities.  There are just certain charities that give a little extra tug at our heart strings.  Yesterday was a busy for the Caretaker Team. First thing in thing morning Ryan, Scott, Eric and Dan loaded up the trucks to take donations over to the Sojourner Center, a…

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