With October once again upon us, the time is fast approaching for Colorado residents to winterize their homes, which includes your sprinkler system. Winterizing your sprinklers is a crucial step in preparing for the freezing temperatures. Especially if you want to prevent cracks and defects in the pipes from plaguing you with further expenses and [...]
Share this Image On Your SitePlease include attribution to Green Mountain Turf with this graphic. Brown lawns are so disappointing, especially when you’ve put time into caring for your lawn. The best way to fix the brown spots once and for all is to find out what’s really causing them. The Problem Over Watering Your [...]
Before it was covered in the first snowfall, your lawn was lush and green. So, if you find brown spots in your lawn after winter, it’s understandable that you’d feel disappointed. That’s not at all the kind of lawn you’d been missing through the cold months. Sometimes these brown spots are normal, and the grass [...]
One simple fact, that water expands when it freezes, is responsible for a lot of spring headaches for those with sprinkler systems. Depending on how much water is in your sprinkler pipes at the exact moment it freezes, it could burst through your line, break your sprinkler heads, and cost you thousands in repairs. That’s [...]
Have you ever noticed that your sprinklers flood a particular spot on your lawn? Perhaps you’ve seen water running off your garden before absorbing deep enough into the ground to get to your trees’ or shrubs’ roots? These are the exact problems low flow sprinkler heads were designed to solve. Low flow sprinkler heads [...]
Aerating your lawn gives it the best chance to build solid roots and survive less than ideal conditions. You’ve probably heard something about aerating your lawn, but it’s always been one of those things you put off because it sounds complicated. Can you really do it yourself or should you hire someone to aerate your [...]