Tips and Tricks Archives - Arizona Living Landscape & Design https://landscapearizona.com/blog/category/tips-and-tricks/ Arizona's #1 Landscape Designer Contractor Sat, 17 Aug 2024 21:20:08 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Winter Rye Grass Over Seeding https://landscapearizona.com/blog/winter-rye-grass-over-seeding/ Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:08:00 +0000 http://www.landscapearizona.com/?p=3301 Considering winter Rye grass over seeding? It’s that time of year again to consider over seeding your Bermuda lawn with Rye grass. This is usually done in October once the temperatures get to low 70’s/60’s at night. There are several benefits of over seeding your lawn with Rye grass. The biggest benefit is having a ... Read More about Winter Rye Grass Over Seeding

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]]> Landscape for energy efficiency https://landscapearizona.com/blog/landscape-for-energy-effeciency/ Wed, 09 Oct 2013 14:08:23 +0000 http://www.landscapearizona.com/?p=1915 Did you know your landscape can help your house to be more energy efficient? Here are some tips to improve the efficiency of your house, to cool it down in the summer and warm it in the winter. 1. Plant trees. Trees in the right places can reduce your heating and cooling bills up to ... Read More about Landscape for energy efficiency

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]]> What is eating my Bermuda Grass https://landscapearizona.com/blog/what-is-eating-my-bermuda-grass/ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:40:58 +0000 http://www.landscapearizona.com/?p=1865 Does your Bermuda grass lawn look like this?  It appears like it is heat stressed or lacking water so you water it more.  It starts to get weeds in the brown areas and then overnight it dies off in large areas.  This is Bermuda Mites or Cinch Bugs or Leafhoppers.  Damage occurs mainly in the ... Read More about What is eating my Bermuda Grass

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]]> Create a fire-resistant landscape https://landscapearizona.com/blog/create-a-fire-resistant-landscape/ Tue, 23 Jul 2013 13:07:07 +0000 http://www.landscapearizona.com/?p=1753 With the recent fires in Arizona and all over the southwest, people are asking what to do with their landscape to help prevent a fire near their home.  Here are some tips from Leonard Perry, an Extension Professor at the University of Vermont Extension. Keep nearby trees pruned so they don’t overhang roofs, preferably 10 ... Read More about Create a fire-resistant landscape

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]]> What is Nutgrass? https://landscapearizona.com/blog/what-is-nutgrass/ Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:05:43 +0000 http://www.landscapearizona.com/?p=1748 What is that funny looking grass popping up all over my lawn and yard? Do you have this grass taking over your yard or grass?  It is called nutgrass or nutsedge and takes a special chemical to kill it. The traditional weed spray we use on our landscape applications will not kill it and pulling ... Read More about What is Nutgrass?

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]]> When do I change the settings for water of trees and plants? https://landscapearizona.com/blog/when-do-i-change-the-settings-for-water-of-trees-and-plants/ Mon, 15 Jul 2013 22:02:04 +0000 http://www.landscapearizona.com/?p=1735 The rule of thumb in watering is to set irrigation to water more frequently as temperatures rise. (The amount of water supplied stays the same; it is the frequency of watering that change with the seasons). Be sure to water around the outer reaches of a plant’s canopy, where feeder roots can absorb it. Water ... Read More about When do I change the settings for water of trees and plants?

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]]> Tips for Fertilization and Watering in Phoenix https://landscapearizona.com/blog/tips-for-fertilization-and-watering-in-phoenix/ Mon, 15 Jul 2013 21:54:34 +0000 http://www.landscapearizona.com/?p=1731 Citrus Trees:  Do not fertilize this tree for the first year. After one year, apply ammonium sulfate three to four times per year (Feb., May, and August). Apply in accordance with the manufacturer recommendation. These trees should be deep watered and then allowed to dry out before being watered again. (Once per week is a ... Read More about Tips for Fertilization and Watering in Phoenix

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]]> Arizona spring garden maintenance https://landscapearizona.com/blog/arizona-spring-garden-maintenance/ Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:35:37 +0000 http://www.landscapearizona.com/?p=1453 It’s time to prepare your garden to transition from the cool-season flowers and plants to the warm-season planting. Pull spent plants and weeds, rake up leaf debris, and layer 4 to 6 inches of compost or manure on top of the soil to dig in before replanting. Fertilize roses every six weeks to prepare for ... Read More about Arizona spring garden maintenance

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]]> Poolside plants for Arizona https://landscapearizona.com/blog/poolside-plants/ Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:12:14 +0000 http://www.landscapearizona.com/?p=1287 Do you have a pool and are sick of the constant mess from your plant.  We have some perfect pool friendly plants that will flourish in the Arizona summer Heat. Foxtail Agave – (Agave attenuata) This is a slow-growing ornamental succulent with bluish-green leaves. It will produce a pale-yellow flower after it reaches 10 years ... Read More about Poolside plants for Arizona

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]]> My desert landscape plants froze, now what? https://landscapearizona.com/blog/desert-plants-froze/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:02:05 +0000 http://www.landscapearizona.com/?p=1237 I found this picture on an article from azcentral.com.  It is a great example of how to protect your Arizona cactus.  Believe it or not, they do freeze as do many of our desert adaptive plants.  I know many of you cannot stand to look at the brown stuff on our plants and want it ... Read More about My desert landscape plants froze, now what?

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