5 Trees To Shade Your Desert | AMWUA

It’s the time of year when many people are tired of the glare from their windows and are thinking about adding more shade to their yards. The beautiful combination of cactus, succulents and desert-adapted flowering shrubs are unique to our communities, but trees give height and width to a landscape. In the desert summer, trees also help to cool a…

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10 Pruning Tips To Healthier, Prettier Desert Trees | AMWUA

Investing in a tree adds shade to your yard, value to your home and is a gift to your city. The Cool Urban Space Project by the City of Phoenix, University of Arizona and Arizona State University showed that a goal of 25 percent canopy could reduce near-ground temperatures in the city by 4.3 degrees. Trees also reduce air pollution,…

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Care To Know – Cochineal Scale

  Cochineal Scale – You may have noticed a white, cotton like substance on your Opuntia Cactus this year. It is an insect that goes by the name Cochineal Scale. The insects penetrate the cactus with beak-like mouthparts and feed on the juices within the cactus. They will remain immobile unless disturbed and will desecrate the cactus pad unless removed. …

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Caretaker In The News – Tech Success by Lawn and Landscape Magazine

Thank you to Lawn & Landscape for featuring us in your Top 100 issue. We are honored and humbled to be included in such an elite group with the best in our industry. We have great appreciation for our team members, client partners, and vendors who make this all possible, thank you! Click below to view the full article: Lawn…

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Tree Pruning Tips

As part of our “Commitment to Education” we are members of Arizona Landscape Contractor’s Association, also known as ALCA.  ALCA provides specialized training to help our team utilize proper installation methods and the best sustainable landscape maintenance practices.  Below are some tree pruning tips from ALCA as we get ready for the summer heat and monsoon season. If you are…

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National Arbor Day – April 27, 2018

  To learn more about the history of Arbor Day Click Here Tree Stats and Quotes – Click Here To request a quote for Tree Management Click Here

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#CareToKnow – Penestemon Plant

Thank you Randy for our #CareToKnow Tip this week!

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#CareToKnow – Tree Pruning

Thank you Bobbie for the #TreePruning #CareToKnow tree fact!    

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#CareToKnow – Bougainvillea Care

We have had some later frost than normal in the Valley this year, so hold off on pruning back the frost damaged branches.  When pruning, look for the new red bud emerging on the canes and prune just about the bud. Thanks Randy for the tip!

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