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Preparing Your Lawn For Summer Transition

Living in the valley of the sun has some great advantages. This includes having a lawn all year round. The two main types of turf used in southern Arizona include a perennial rye and Bermuda grass. The perennial rye is typically applied each fall to continue the green grass while the Bermuda rests for the winter. Summer grass also known…

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Caretaker Landscape and Tree Management Wins the 2017 Team Tree Climbing Championship

  ACTC, Arizona Community Tree Council, held their Annual Tree Festival & Climbing Championship at Esteban Park in Phoenix, AZ on February 25th.  The Caretaker Landscape Team was made up of some of the company’s best climbers including Jeremy, Jesse, Jose, and Jacob.   According to ACTC website the Tree Climbing Championship events were judged based on the ITCC Rules.  The…

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Tree Management – Plan Ahead to Prevent Headaches

As one of your property’s biggest assets, we all know that trees need to be taken care of.  Knowing which trees need to be trimmed and when can make your life a bit less stressful when it comes to managing your properties in 2017.  Jason Richard, our Director of Tree Management, has put together some tips to help you with…

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Video of Large Tree Removal in 38 seconds – Check it out here!

Our tree crew did an amazing job on a large tree removal for Kelly’s at SouthBridge in Old Town Scottsdale. Check out our tree crew remove a tree in 38 seconds at Kelly’s at SouthBridge! #timelapse #safetyfirst #arborist #treeclimber #caretakerlandscape #ISA #certifiedarborist #safety #propertymanagement #treetrimming #treemanagement #tree #trees #commercialproperty #CRE #videotricks #largecrane #caretaker #crane #treecrew Posted by Caretaker Landscape and…

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Congrats to Jim and Jason – Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ)

Congrats to Jim and Jason for obtaining their ISA – Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ) – “This qualification promotes the safety of people and property by providing a standardized and systematic process for assessing tree risk. The results of a tree risk assessment can provide tree owners and risk managers with the information to make informed decisions to enhance tree…

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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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Escobedo at Verde Vista Grand Opening

The Valley Partnership Board of Directors voted unanimously to select Save the Family Foundation’s Escobedo at Verde Vista Affordable Housing Development as their community service charity recipient for 2013.  Together, the two organizations will build a stronger Valley by giving children in homeless and vulnerable families a safe place to build stronger bodies and minds.  Over the past 25 years,…

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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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