Caretaker Landscape and Tree Management honored at Most Admired Companies Awards: A Top Moment of 2017

Photos by Bruce Anderson and Mike Mertes for AZ BIG Media SCOTTSDALE — A crowd of nearly 400 packed the ballroom at the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Montelucia Thursday, Sept. 14 to honor Arizona’s Most Admired Companies of 2017. “We built the program to recognize those companies that have the biggest impact on the economy, on their employees…

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ALCA Influence Magazine – Kent Miller

Head on over to ALCA Influence Magazine to see the write up regarding Kent Miller, our new President.

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Caretaker Landscape and Tree Management Announces New President

Kent Miller, President of Caretaker Landscape and Tree Management Caretaker Landscape and Tree Management recently hired Kent Miller, as its next President.  Kent is a long time veteran of the commercial landscape contracting market.  Kent spent almost 30 years building a landscape company that went from $4,000,000.00 of annual revenue, when he started, to over $40,000,000.00 when he left a…

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Caretaker Landscape and Tree Management named as one of AZRE’s Top 40 Companies to Watch

We are so excited to be named as one of AZRE’s Top 40 Companies to Watch in 2014. Check out page 31 of 42 or go directly to link below. http://azremagazine.com/news/40-companies-watch-2014

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Pre-Monsoon Pruning

Pre-Monsoon Pruning Did you know Caretaker Landscape has 4 ISA Certified Arborists? Proper tree pruning practices are important when attempting to limit storm and wind damage.  During monsoon rains, the wet ground makes trees more susceptible to failure due to what we call the “sail effect”.  The sail effect happens when trees have been primarily lifted – meaning the tree…

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Chilean Mesquite & Their Pods

Have you noticed all the Chilean Mesquite pods dropping? History – Native Mesquite trees dot southwest Arizona’s desert landscape, but the Chilean Mesquite is an interloper that has edged its way into drought-resistant gardens.  The Chilean Mesquite, Prosopis chilensis, is originally from Chile, hence its name, and it’s a relative of the pea family.  The thornless tree produces an edible…

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10 Perfect Plants for Hot Weather

Do you know the 10 Perfect Plants that Can Withstand our Arizona Heat? Caretaker Landscape is constantly looking for ways to help our clients not only with the properties they manage, but also the properties they reside in.  Since June is Home Ownership Month, we thought it would be fun to let you know about plants that can weather the heat.  These plants will help add some color…

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Water Management and Sustainability

Caretaker Landscape on average, on new properties we manage, we save our clients 20% – 30% on their water bills with proper Water Management Here are some easy helpful tips that will help save time and water in your landscape. Minimize evaporation by watering during the early morning hours, when temperatures are cooler and winds are lighter.  This timing can also help to avoid…

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Why You Should Never Top Your Trees

Did you know Caretaker Landscape has 6 ISA Certified Arborists? Have you noticed that ever since the big frost hit the valley, trees have started to look a little scary, like their tops are missing?  The Caretaker Tree Division would like you to be aware of this improper pruning technique, called “tree topping” that can leave your beautiful trees exposed to…

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Spring Transition

Caretaker Landscape has Certified Turf Grass Professionals on Staff With temperatures rapidly approaching a consistent 90 – 100 degrees, we will begin to see the effects in our landscapes.  The most noticeable sign is going to be the decline of our Rye grass. Our team of Certified Irrigation Technicians will be monitoring the irrigation cycles as we begin our Rye to Bermuda transition.  Rye…

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