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IT’S THE PERFECT TIME … TO KILL YOUR LAWN!

August 15, 2017

[…] for killing your lawn, that is. Keeping a green, attractive lawn isn’t a simple task in the low desert. Grass doesn’t just grow where there is bare ground. You have to water it, feed it, aerate it. And then there’s the mowing, blowing, edging and dethatching to do. If you’re tired of all that time and effort, and if you’ve […]

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WHY DON’T YOU GIVE IT A BREAK THIS YEAR?

September 28, 2016

[…] maintenance, and can weaken the Bermuda lawn. Each year, more people are embracing the monetary, time, and environmental savings of forgoing a winter lawn. A recent study using aerial pho tography shows that less than fifty percent of the grass in the Valley is overseeded. Overseeding with ryegrass for a winter lawn can cost as much as $400 to prep […]

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Fixing Common Irrigation Problems For Smart Water Use

July 2, 2020

[…] are unable to pop up high enough to spray over the grass height. This will cause all of the water to puddle around the head and the lawn will s how stress where the water should be reaching. Using a taller pop-up head will fix this problem. Sometimes shrubs growing at the edge of the lawn can block the spray […]

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DESERT LANDSCAPING: TEN TIPS FOR WINTER WATERING

November 18, 2016

Here’s one of the easiest ways you can save money and water: learn how to manage your irrigation controller. AMWUA cities’ conservation professionals continue to report that many homeowners, businesses, and HOAs irrigate their landscapes throughout the winter as if it were still 110 degrees outside. It’s such a waste because most desert-adapted plants can make it through the winter […]

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