Helpful Links For July – Smart Irrigation Month

          Did you know July is Smart Irrigation Month? We have some links to help you in your water conservation efforts. 100 Quick Tips just like the one below from from Water Use It Wisely     Visit Wateruseitwisely.com/100-ways-to-conserve for water-saving tips! A Guide For Watering in Arizona – Landscape Watering Guidelines Interactive Plant Watering Guide…

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Summer Landscape Tips

The scorching sun and heat can be very damaging to your beautiful landscape. Here are some tips on how to help protect your landscape: Watering: Make sure your plants have an adequate supply of water, but not too much. Too much water can be as damaging as too little.  It is wise to wait until the soil feels dry to…

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El Niño 2015-2016 – Community Resource Magazine by CAI

El Niño has been getting a lot of attention lately.  Have you wondered how this weather phenomenon can affect your property and the ones you manage? To learn more about how El Niño may change how you manage your property’s landscape needs this winter check out this article written for CAI Magazine by our East Valley Branch Manager, Jim Potts.

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Frost Protection – Vistancia Living

Check out these great tips regarding frost protection from Arizona Landscape Contractors Association.

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Ranking Arizona – Help us get to #1!!!

Please take a second and vote for our Caretaker Landscape and Tree Management team on Ranking Arizona!  We are nominated in 3 categories and would love your vote. Cast your votes by following the directions below.  Click on the image to go to the voting page. Thank you for your support!!!

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Mike’s Plant of the Week – Agave parryi, or ‘Parry’s Agave’

My name is Mike Eden. I’m the Business Development Coordinator here at CARETAKER LANDSCAPE AND TREE MANAGEMENT. Every week I send out a new ‘Plant of the Week’ to our team and partners to help educate us on the plants we care for in our fields of work. Please tune in for this amazing opportunity to become more familiar with the…

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Winter Pruning Tips

Fall/Winter Tree Pruning Tips In October • You can safely prune most trees; however: • Ensure temperatures don’t drop below freezing. • Be careful not to prune frost -sensitive trees too heavily. • Desert Trees have large growth in spring/summer: trim trees in October so that they will “hold their prune” longer through the winter months. In November • Frost…

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Plant of the Week- Chaste or Pepper Tree – Vitex Angnus

Long, narrow spikes of purple flowers cover this plant in the summer months. Although the flower color can range from white to dark purple, most trees have been selected for the darker flower color. To be sure, try to select this plant when it is blooming. These fragrant flowers attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. After blooming, narrow spikes of round,…

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Sowing Seeds of Success – Caretaker Landscape Celebrates 25 Years

Many small businesses start the same way — usually with a forward-thinking entrepreneurial person or group passionate about the opportunity to make a living doing something they love. Caretaker Landscape is no different. Twenty-five years ago, Susan Stephenson Harris, a retired banker from Oklahoma, moved to Arizona to relax and play golf. Six months later, in 1988, she started Caretaker…

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Grand Opening – Welcome David Weekley Homes to Acacia Estates

Grand Opening – Welcome  David Weekley Homes to Acacia Estates Acacia Estates Community Entrance David Weekley Homes is known for having great people and innovative design with a variety of customer options. The partnership in the grand opening between the Acacia Estates development team, David Weekley Homes and Caretaker Landscape centered on a true partnership where the great team enhanced…

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