by 505 Outside | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog, Maintenance Tips, Waterwise Tips
Your landscape needs a lot less water in September than it did in the summertime. About 35 percent less on average. The days may still be warm, but shorter days and cooler nights in the months of September, October and November means less evaporation, which means less...
by 505 Outside | Sep 4, 2019 | Blog, Landscape Tips, Maintenance Tips, Waterwise Tips
The Water Authority encourages efficient outdoor water use for beautiful landscapes. With some 40 percent of our drinking water going to landscaping, improving outdoor water use efficiency is now the main focus of the Water Authority’s conservation efforts. But...
by 505 Outside | May 1, 2019 | Blog, Maintenance Tips
Experienced gardeners in New Mexico know that the key to success is in the soil. Soils in our climate are highly erosive and without care will blow away with spring winds or wash out during summer monsoons. Covering bare soil with mulch is an essential gardening...
by 505 Outside | Mar 5, 2019 | Blog, Maintenance Tips, Waterwise Tips
When do I start my irrigation system back up? Turn on your irrigation system after the last chance of freezing temperatures has passed (typically late March in the greater Albuquerque area, but possibly as late as mid-April). This will prevent damage to your...
by 505 Outside | Mar 5, 2019 | Blog, Maintenance Tips
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...
by 505 Outside | Feb 5, 2019 | Blog, Maintenance Tips
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...
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