FAQs- Frequently Asked Questions Here's just a few of the more common questions we hear from our customers. We've posted them along with the generalized answers to help you with your property. If you have a specific question about your lawn, trees, shrubs or landscape design, send us an email. We'll answer the question and post it here.

I’m planning a new lawn. Should I plant grass seed or lay sod?

Although lawns grown from seed require a great deal of work to install and even more care to establish, they do have a few advantages over sod.

First, seeded lawns are much less expensive to plant. And the wide variety of seed available allows you to choose the grass that will do the best in the soil and sunlight conditions of your property. Also, because seeded lawns establish deep roots, they’re generally more durable than sod for heavy traffic use and are likely to last longer. However, it takes much more time to create a seeded lawn, including several weeks of keeping the ground moist and weed free while the grass spouts and grows.

The primary advantage to sod is its easy installation. It doesn’t demand much care to establish itself and you don’t have to fight weeds, seedling diseases, washouts, or seed-eating birds, as you do with seeded lawns. In fact, when you lay sod, you bury the weed seeds already in the soil. Another persuasive argument for sod is that it gives you a lush green lawn immediately. With the high temperatures and dry climate we experience in Colorado, we recommend sod over seeding.

Please remember to prepare the soil first. Thoroughly till, weed, amend and gently fertilize before laying your new lawn.

How can I make my landscape look its best and still conserve water?

Colorado landscapes should be designed to be as water thrifty as possible. Here are three guidelines to consider when planning your landscape.

Use water-conserving plants: Some plants don’t need a lot of water to survive; others perform better with less. You can find water-thrifty trees, shrubs, flowering plants, and ground covers for your landscape. The key is to choose plants that are well adapted to the natural conditions of your surroundings.

Group plants wisely: Place thirsty plants together and drought-resistant plants elsewhere. Then put plants that need regular watering on a separate irrigation system and schedule.

Limit turf areas: A lawn requires more irrigation than almost any other landscape feature. Limit its size to just what you need for your purposes and choose a grass adapted to our climate.

What do you recommend as a simple and inexpensive way to control erosion?

Jute is a biodegradable landscape netting, sold in 4 foot wide rolls at any local hardware or garden store. When installed on a slope with erosion-control plants, jute prevents surface erosion until the plants get established. Over time the jute degrades and the plants grow large enough to take over the job of erosion control.