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5 Ways to Protect Your Trees from Storm Damage
We've had a couple of pretty nice days around here over the last couple of weeks but we do know that fall and winter is coming. And while we may not have the torrential storms they have in the south and east, we do get some doozies from time to time. If you have trees...
10 Signs Your Tree Needs Pruning
We've talked about pruning and the best time to prune, which is not necessarily the fall, but sometimes you have to prune a tree to keep it beautiful and vibrant. We've discussed the drawbacks to pruning in the fall, primarily because it stimulates new growth and you...
Because Nature Can Be a Mother
Emergency Tree Removal I've been noticing it getting windier and windier as we head into fall. Now that kids are back in school, it seems the weather instantly turned from summer to fall. I'm okay with that since I think we had a pretty good summer albeit a short one,...
5 Benefits to Tree Shaping
Fall is definitely in the air and even though were waking up to a little chillier temperatures, were technically not in fall yet. I had a call the other day about tree shaping and if there are reasons to do it and why or why not. So I thought it would do a blog post...
Popular Tree Care Myths Debunked
We run across a lot of interesting ideas when it comes to tree care and some old wives tales about cutting a tree, topping a tree, or caring for tree wounds, but these are some of the most popular tree care myths and we're going to debunk them today. Myth #1. Paint a...
How Often Should I be Watering My Trees?
We have gotten rain around here for several weeks and I'm noticing it in some of my shrubs around the house. The starting to droop and leaves are starting to get a little bit brown on the tips. This definitely means it's time to water and it might be a little bit too...
How Safe Are My Backyard Trees From Fire?
In lieu of the recent wildfires going on around Washington in California, it was brought to my attention to consider doing a post about fire protection around backyard trees. We've had people ask what a safe distance is to have a tree near a fire pit, but being that...
10 Ways You May Be Harming Your Trees and Didn’t Know
If you're like me, you take a tree care very seriously, and the last thing you want to do is unknowingly harm your tree. We see these issues a lot so if you're concerned about tree care, here are 10 things you may be doing to harm your tree that you just didn't even...
Summer Checklist Your Trees Will Love
Finally! We're getting some great weather around the Puget Sound and the Pacific Northwest and I hope you are out there enjoying it. With this in mind, you might not be thinking about fall or winter just yet, but by putting into practice a little bit of planning now,...
Pollen Everywhere! Will Cutting Down the Tree Help?
Itchy eyes, watery noses, dry, scratchy throats, and the hacking and coughing that comes along with pollen allergies is unknowing to say the very least. Sometimes it's downright debilitating and especially this time of year where everything is coming out in full bloom...