Fisk Lawnscapes was recently named as one of the 2023 Best Landscape and Lawn Care Companies to Work For. This inaugural awards program was created in 2023 and is a project of Lawn & Landscape and Best Companies Group. This survey and awards program was designed to identify, recognize and honor the best places of [...]
Wildfire Mitigation is truly a year-round activity that requires consistent maintenance. If only it were so easy as to cut down brush once and not have it grow back! But landscapes are living organisms, and continue to grow, spread, and change over time. It’s also easy to think that if you don’t live directly [...]
Everyone in Colorado wants a beautiful, green yard to enjoy during the summer. However, focusing on your yard during the summer months isn’t always enough. A great yard begins before the grass starts growing in the spring. We previously wrote about the importance of winter watering to keep winter kill from happening (read it here). The [...]
We love creating outdoor living spaces to relax and enjoy life. We recently worked in central Colorado Springs to re-do our customer's backyard landscaping. The job consisted of xeriscaping a large portion of the grass area to reduce water usage and building a large patio area. Allan Block court yard walls were used to define [...]
This is our latest landscape project out in Falcon! Whenever we begin a project on a new lot we spend a lot of time discussing what dreams the customer has for their yard. Sometimes customers give us sketches or pictures of things they want to implement into their design. We take all of this back [...]
In our previous blog, we spoke about 5 steps that you can take to help improve your current home with fire mitigation. But what if your home is a new build and the landscape hasn’t been put in yet? Since the first 30 feet around your home is the most important area for fire [...]
What is the Wildlife Urban Interface (WUI) and why does it matter? Over 6.6 million acres of Colorado are within this zone. This zone includes any man-made structure built within or around flammable vegetation, and especially where there exists a high possibility of wildfire risk. For El Paso county residents, the main areas within [...]
Although your irrigation system should be winterized and off from November to April, your plants, trees, and lawn still need water in these winter months. Snowfall can provide some of the moisture they need, but winter watering is crucial. Why Water? Throughout the winter, dormant plants need moisture. When they start [...]
Living in Colorado sometimes means living through dry spells and high risk of fire danger. Stretches without rain and snow, combined with high winds that come off the mountains cause conditions ripe for wildfire. And while burn restrictions and fire warnings may be the norm for residents, we want to make sure that everyone is [...]
Rick Stevens and Andrew Rogers talk with Ben Fisk with Fisk Lawnscapes about preparing your yard for spring and beyond.
