by 505 Outside | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog, Design, Do It Yourself (DIY), Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips, Xeriscape
Are you ready to remove your lawn and create a desert-friendly landscape but worried about the cost? Below are cost-savings tips for transforming your yard. Plant price tags: For homeowners wanting to transform their yards, it’s easy to feel sticker shock when adding...
by 505 Outside | Feb 28, 2023 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips, Xeriscape
The Albuquerque metro area has a variety of landscapes. These include desert-friendly landscapes, such as lush, pollinator-friendly xeriscapes, and wildscapes or prairie plantings, where native grasses and wildflowers bring the feel of a prairie to a yard. Rain...
by 505 Outside | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Maintenance, Maintenance Tips, Water Conservation, Watering and Irrigation, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips
Most irrigation work can be done by the homeowner, except for one component. Tapping into your home’s main water line needs to be done by a licensed contractor to ensure it is completed safely. To help homeowners know how to select and work with a contractor, we...
by 505 Outside | Jan 31, 2023 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Maintenance, Water Conservation, Watering and Irrigation, Watering Recommendations, Waterwise Tips
Does the thought of making changes to your yard seem costly? Can you still get reasonable benefits from just changing a few things instead of your whole yard? Do you feel overwhelmed because you don’t know where to start? Do you feel like you don’t know...
by 505 Outside | Dec 31, 2022 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Landscape Tips, Maintenance, Maintenance Tips, Tree Care
There are misconceptions about how to prune a tree. Here are seven things you need to know before you begin. 1. Always have a reason for each cut you make on a tree. A beautiful day and hearing you need to prune now are not the right reasons. The main reasons we trim...
by 505 Outside | Oct 1, 2022 | Blog, Do It Yourself (DIY), Landscape Tips, Maintenance, Water Conservation, Watering and Irrigation
Most irrigation systems have a lifespan of 20 years before they begin to break down. If your house is older than that, most likely you are dealing with issues (water pressure, uniformity of watering, overspraying and possible leaks) that negatively affect the quality...
