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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips: Turf Reduction - Problems For Some?
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips. Saturday, April 2, 2011. Turf Reduction - Problems For Some? Young Ash tree displaying symptoms. Of severe drought stress due to a. Poorly designed irrigation system. Turf Reduction - Problems For Some. In December of 2004 at the conference of the Colorado River Water Users Association a $200 million conservation initiative was announced to assist public agencies to save water through turf-reduction programs. Stress predisposing tree to. Bark of dead branches. Las Vegas, ...
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips: Mesquite - A Las Vegas Landscape Challenge?
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips. Sunday, March 27, 2011. Mesquite - A Las Vegas Landscape Challenge? Over 30 Mesquite trees in this Las Vegas parking lot were. Blown over due to a strong summer wind. Photos identify. Insufficient root development while considerable top. Growth has taken place. Loss of newly installed mesquites to winter desiccation is another problem common to. Most nursery trees are produced in Southern California and. Where winter temperatures are mild. Planting of these trees in.
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips: Purple Flowering Plum - Disappearing From Las Vegas Landscapes
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips. Friday, March 25, 2011. Purple Flowering Plum - Disappearing From Las Vegas Landscapes. Purple Leaf Flowering Plum (Prunus cerasifera). During the past twenty-five years we have seen a tremendous decline in the purple leaf flowering plum trees across. And many more plums will be lost each year, especially trees that are stressed due to adverse cultural or environment factors. John P. Smith. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Mesquite - A Las Vegas Landscape Challenge?
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips: March 2011
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips. Thursday, March 31, 2011. Queen Palms - In Las Vegas? Queen Palms - In. In the 70’s the Queen Palm was one of my favorite palms. Of the many different species of palms growing in. Landscapes the Queen Palm (Syagrus romanzoffiankum) provides one of the best tropical effects with its smooth straight trunk, soft bright graceful green feather-type fronds that sway with the slightest breeze. When I moved to. March 2011 Las Vegas. March 2011 Las Vegas. March 2011 Las Vegas.
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips: April 2011
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Move Over Pentas.Vinca Is Back! Move Over Pentas…….Vinca is Back! Vinca Cora Cascade 'Cherry Red' (Venetian/Palazzo). The loss of Vinca from Las Vegas summer landscapes was huge! Vinca Cora 'Deep Lavender'. In addition to the standard Vinca ‘Cora’ Goldsmith Seeds has also developed Vinca ‘Cora’ Cascade! This has proven to be a wonderful flowering plant for hanging baskets, pots, or anywhere bright colored flowers in a cascading form in high heat e...
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips: Landscape Management Programs for HOA's
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips. Monday, April 18, 2011. Landscape Management Programs for HOA's. Landscape Management Programs for HOA’s. During the past thirty years I have had the opportunity to work with many different Homeowner Associations in terms of landscape maintenance and management. This has involved onsite troubleshooting of plant and irrigation problems as well as developing site specific landscape management programs. Landscape management programs can be provided or developed by a landscap...
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips: Move Over Pentas.......Vinca Is Back!!
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips. Tuesday, April 26, 2011. Move Over Pentas.Vinca Is Back! Move Over Pentas…….Vinca is Back! Vinca Cora Cascade 'Cherry Red' (Venetian/Palazzo). The loss of Vinca from Las Vegas summer landscapes was huge! Vinca Cora 'Deep Lavender'. In addition to the standard Vinca ‘Cora’ Goldsmith Seeds has also developed Vinca ‘Cora’ Cascade! This has proven to be a wonderful flowering plant for hanging baskets, pots, or anywhere bright colored flowers in a cascading form in high heat e...
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips: June 2011
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips. Sunday, June 5, 2011. Roses Not Doing Well.Maybe They Need Citrus Food? Vary considerably in their physical and chemical properties, therefore growing plants for the garden or the landscape can often be challenging. With many different soil problems facing the gardener, deficiencies of the essential plant nutrients or elements is the most common across the. The elements may be divided into three groups based on the quantity each is used by plants. Soils we find deficienci...
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips: Best Time to Prune Las Vegas Palms
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John's Las Vegas Landscape Tips. Saturday, April 28, 2012. Best Time to Prune Las Vegas Palms. Saturday, April 28, 2012. Yellowing and browning of fronds. Due to cold winter temperatures. Best Time to Prune. Cold temperatures of winter often produce yellowing or browning of palm fronds of several different palm species growing in the. Pruning palms late spring or early summer, just. Prior to maturation of fruit, will allow for removal. Of unsightly fronds, flower stalks, and fruit;. John P. Smith. This i...