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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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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Commitment to Education – Prickly Pear

One of our core values is Education. Watch Jim Potts, Branch Manager, giving the team some training on cochineal scale on the prickly pear cactus. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE2xHi-sZvQ[/embedyt]

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The Monsoon Countdown Begins, Are Your Properties Ready?

With the record heat today, the countdown is on… 40 DAYS TO GO! Monsoon Season officially begins June 15th and runs through September 30th. This is the time to expect a change in the air, the humidity will increase, big billowing clouds will start to form in the East, and the winds will soon change from the west to the…

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Landscape Development – The Meadows in Peoria, Arizona

We are proud to be partnering with Maracay Homes on the development of The Meadows in Peoria, Arizona.  The Meadows is set to have their grand opening in September of 2016. We are excited to be part of this project that will feature, ” 173 home sites and a whole lot of space. In fact, The Meadows will feature some of…

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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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Winterizing Your Landscape – Vistancia Living Article

We’ve got some great tips to share with you about winterizing your lawn. See the article below for more details.

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Caretaker Landscape – Quick Tip

Happy Friday, with the rain headed this way we wanted to leave you with a quick landscape tip for the weekend.   “Turn off your timers if we receive more than ¼” of rain, don’t forget to turn the timer back on after the showers stop if you are watering for seed germination. Other than that, enjoy the cooling rain…

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Fall Landscape Tips for October

Jim Potts, Director of Maintenance – East Valley Fall is upon us, the days are getting shorter and the nights cooler. This is the time of year we in the Horticulture industry start to think about winter chores.  Below are some tips to help with your October landscape endeavors. If a green lush winter lawn is on your wish list,…

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Colorado Division – See what we are up to at Rocking Horse

Our Construction Division is making great progress on our first landscape installation job in Colorado. Click on the gallery below to see the work they are doing at Rocking Horse Phase 1.

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