Spring is here and it is time to wake up the landscape.  This time of the year trees and shrubs are beginning to contemplate growth. They will require water and nutrients as they begin to form leaves and put on…

All of us here at Steamboat Lightscapes are proud to be a part of this community and want you to know what we're doing during this time. With the challenges of Covid-19, we will be asking our employees and our…

Steamboat Lightscapes sent 12 of our employees to the TCI Expo in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. TCI Expo is a large Tree Care Industry conference that includes classes, networking opportunities, and a trade show in Pittsburgh. While there, our employees attended continuing…

Trees rely on nutrients found within soils to maintain their overall health in the landscape. During the growing season, trees continuously utilize these soil-based nutrients for growth above and below ground (shoots and roots). In a forest setting, these nutrients…

Carbon90Plus Carbon-based fertilizer We now offer ProPeat, an exciting new fertilizer product for purchase at our Rt 82 yard. Why is it exciting? Unlike classic chemical fertilizers, ProPeat uses organic peat as a carrier of fertility to your plants. The…

Trees are an asset to a property. They can also be a liability due to their health, safety risks or conflicts with your project.  If tree preservation is an objective or local legislation has tree protection requirements, including our consulting…

There are many “green industry” companies that provide services from lawn mowing to tree care that claim they are qualified to provide tree care. Who is qualified to care for my trees and how can a company prove it? The…

Bark beetles prey on may species of trees. Several of these beetles that have been in the news lately, are active in the Roaring Fork Valley and can kill an untreated tree. It is not the adult beetle, rather the…

The early snow storms that hit the high country over the first few weeks in October caused significant tree damage from Basalt to Aspen. Our crews have been working overtime since the event to cleanup the damage. We received over…

Why Your Tree is Turning Brown Every fall spruce and pine trees come into balance by shedding interior needles and less productive limbs that are unable to be supported by the tree's root system.  This is a natural phenomenon and…