by Brian Beck | Apr 19, 2024 | General Information
I had a customer ask me one time, “Hey Brian, when do we arrive with the lawn”. It was a fair question and I knew what he meant. While the notion of arriving with anything in life is a deep philosophical question with the answer being, well really never....
by Brian Beck | Apr 17, 2024 | General Information
Cost of ownership is an important factor but most things go overlooked. Your lawn is no different. Unless you happen to be over the age of 125 you would never be aware that there was a system of fertility that existed before the introduction of synthetics. What are...
by Brian Beck | Apr 10, 2024 | General Information
It’s 2024 and we have been working on a system that improves the lawn in three different ways. We have recognized (back in 2017) that the system of maintaining a lawn was flawed and severely wasteful and people were giving up on their lawns. What I had witnessed...
by Brian Beck | Mar 15, 2024 | General Information
If the storm on 3.14.24 did not get your attention hopefully the following statement and snow measurements will. We got a LOT of snow. Anywhere from 15″ to over 4′ depending on where you are in El Paso County. Before the statement is uttered, “We are...
by Brian Beck | Mar 14, 2024 | General Information
Its 2024 and your lawn is due for an upgrade. An upgrade, what does that mean? That means that everyone has been engaged in an archaic form of lawn maintenance that has been costing them a fortune (I wrote a blog about that right...
by Brian Beck | Mar 7, 2024 | General Information
Oh boy, this is a fun subject with a lot of confusion. Weeds are best seen as a nutrient deficiency in the soil rather than an infestation. There I said it. Some people have the mistaken idea that weeds are a pesticide deficiency and there are companies that gladly...
by Brian Beck | Feb 18, 2024 | General Information
Do you want to know the secret of having a beautiful lawn that doesn’t have a lot of problems? There is NO shortcut to anything that is of value but I can promise you that if you replicate what occurs in nature you will experience a higher level of lawn care...
by Brian Beck | Feb 7, 2024 | General Information
You feel the squeeze when it comes to your lawn right? The seemingly high cost of maintaining a lawn seems to be getting higher. Am I right? The weeds, the thatch, the water, not to mention all of the harmful chemicals that you apply that are creating risk for you,...
by Brian Beck | Jan 30, 2024 | General Information
I had a meeting today with the Colorado State Smart Cities Alliance. It is an organization that is adopting green technologies and automation in an attempt to this place carbon emissions and create efficiency through modern technology. This can be a pretty heated...
by Brian Beck | Jan 30, 2024 | General Information
Picture this: it’s the middle of July, it’s 95° out and your irrigation system isn’t working in your lawn is getting tortured. Most people in the situation began to panic because they are under the assumption that the lawn can die suddenly, you know...
by Brian Beck | Jan 30, 2024 | General Information
If there is one thing that I wish every lawn had that one thing would be a check engine light. You’re all too familiar with this dreadful icon that pops up on your car’s dashboard when something is awry with the motor. It could be something simple or it...
by Brian Beck | Jan 26, 2024 | General Information
I was thinking today, after remembering a quote about the beginning of wisdom. You may be familiar with Socrates, Greek Philosopher, early 4th century BC, in the cradle of Western society invented the mindset, “Know Thyself”. He also was noted for saying,...
by Brian Beck | Jan 24, 2024 | General Information
I consistently find that there is a lot of confusion about taking care of the lawn, especially when it comes to watering. For some reason it seems intuitive to water very frequently and for brief periods of time. Most people in their mind think that this equates to...
by Brian Beck | Jan 23, 2024 | General Information
So, I bet you’re wondering what this title means. It sounds a little confusing in and of itself doesn’t it? Let me explain. There are a lot of misconceptions on how to take care of the lawn and while I will not get into the story here back in 2017 we...
by Brian Beck | Jan 17, 2024 | General Information
Happy new year and welcome to 2024! I’ve spent the past six years developing a program that solves the problems that exist in the lawn all while providing a truly awesome experience in both health and appearance. I have been constructing an integrated system...
by Brian Beck | Jan 16, 2024 | General Information
Just when you had given up on humanity and roving bands of kids from the 80’s, they come out with an automated robotic snow blower. That’s right, you heard me, a robotic snow blower. You have to see it to believe it but how does this grab you? It’s...
by Brian Beck | Jan 16, 2024 | General Information
Often we lose sight of the purpose of a landscape. Sometimes we get caught up in the economics, social status, inconvenience, environmental and political aspects that surround the landscape industry. Landscapes have a powerful effect on the human psyche and possess an...
by Brian Beck | Jan 15, 2024 | General Information
I get this question all the time, “Can you just come out and look at my lawn?” Every year someone is looking for the next silver bullet that will instantaneously solve their problems and satisfy their craving for a lawn repair fix. The reality is that...
by Brian Beck | Jan 8, 2024 | General Information
If you were alive anytime before November 26, 2003 you could have booked a flight on the Concorde which was a supersonic commercial aircraft that began flying across the Atlantic in early 1969. For about $20,000 in today’s dollars you could fly faster than...
by Brian Beck | Jan 8, 2024 | General Information
Take a good look at the picture above. Have you ever seen someone trying to repair concrete with duct tape? I mean they’re both really great products, don’t get me wrong but they don’t really jive together very well if you know what I mean. This is a...
by Brian Beck | Dec 27, 2023 | General Information
What if I told you that 20 to 50% of the maintenance cost of your lawn was complete waste? Would you believe me? Before you answer that question, answer some of these questions to yourself: Do you find it difficult to get your lawn” up and going” at the...
by Brian Beck | Dec 27, 2023 | General Information
Carbon has gotten a bad rap over the past few years. Because it is a waste product of industrialization we often forget that it is also a vital nutrient for plant life and it is a critical building block of every form of life on earth. Carbon in the context in plant...
by Brian Beck | Dec 16, 2023 | General Information
So this is going to be a funny little post. Hopefully by the time you’re done with this article you’re going to get a little taste of history, horticulture, economics, logic and relief. This has to do with bagging your lawn. We’re going to answer...
by Brian Beck | Dec 15, 2023 | General Information
The modern synthetic lawn is a high maintenance proposition. The reason being is that the absence of microbiology in the soil creates a system that is dependent on human intervention as there is not a relationship in the soil that would otherwise cycle nutrients into...
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