Spring Landscape Cleanup

Spring Landscape Cleanup

March is the perfect time to clean up your landscape to prepare for the spring growing season. In fact late March is the best time because new growth hasn’t completely emerged, making it easier to see the structure of the plants. For the same reason, this is also the...
The Dirt on Albuquerque’s Weeds

The Dirt on Albuquerque’s Weeds

WEED IDENTIFICATION Most definitions of a weed call it “a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition of cultivated plants.” What you may call a weed in your yard may be a beloved plant in your neighbor’s yard. There are two times a year in the...
The Basics of Fruit Tree Pruning

The Basics of Fruit Tree Pruning

Everyone should consider planting fruit trees in their yard. Because of our climate, fruit trees grow really well in our area. Besides the joy they bring when we harvest delicious fruit, they put on a beautiful show with spring flowers, create shade, and provide...

Watering Recommendations: February 2019

There is no need to water this month because the greater Albuquerque area received up to 8″ inches of snow in the month of January to meet our plants’ water needs!  505Outside follows this basic rule for watering during winter months: If it has rained more...