by Brian Beck | Dec 16, 2022 | General Information
If you want to spare yourself a ton of grief read on. A few years ago we had a catastrophe happen with one of our customers. Almost everything that could go wrong a lawn did. It wasn’t necessarily anything that we were doing, it was more about what we were not...
by Brian Beck | Dec 14, 2022 | General Information
One of the biggest problems the landscaping industry faces is how it is run. The model for maintenance relies on outdated technologies, practices, techniques and operational and productivity related habits. This model is about to change as change is sorely needed....
by Brian Beck | Dec 13, 2022 | General Information
So, we are in the “off” season. The irrigation has been shut off and whatever state the lawn was left in way back in September will set the stage for next spring as photosynthesis has ceased. One thing for most people that has also stopped is the watering...
by Brian Beck | Dec 10, 2022 | General Information
In a previous blog https://www.springslawns.com/september-is-important/ I mentioned that September is the MOST important month out of the entire year as it sets the stage for the next spring. The reason for this is because the next month, October is typically the...
by Brian Beck | Dec 7, 2022 | General Information
Have you ever bought something like a tool or a kitchen appliance or something of the like that you were going to use to get something else done? You had a choice to get something that you know was a quality product but you bought the cheaper one because it was crazy...
by Brian Beck | Dec 4, 2022 | General Information
In 1983 the band Def Leppard released their album Pyromania. The First track on the LP (you know vinyl) was Rock Rock (Till you drop). This music typified what I was listening to in the 80’s. This has absolutely nothing to do with a landscape but I can segway...
by Brian Beck | Dec 4, 2022 | General Information
In our journey towards a better method of making lawns look awesome we have identified some keys points that are inherent with our system and what they do for our customers. These discoveries are based on the premises of these factors: We have poor soils that are...
by Brian Beck | Nov 25, 2022 | General Information
One of the biggest challenges we face here on the Front Range is the routine failure to water during the winter. The cold weather throws people off into thinking that the landscapes don’t need water during the periods of the year when things are not growing but...
by Brian Beck | Nov 19, 2022 | General Information
J. Paul Getty, America’s first billionaire was quoted as saying, “Observe the masses and do the opposite”. He was referring to conventional wisdom and how it can be a distraction from the truth. What makes its deceiving is that the masses are all...
by Brian Beck | Nov 16, 2022 | General Information
As you might have picked up from our blogs, we went to a biological system this year dropping the synthetic model. After much struggle through the years, hanging on has paid off The soils are better, the grass is looking better and our customers are happier. Biology...
by Brian Beck | Nov 10, 2022 | General Information
If you have been following, we are trying to build a community here to help people out of a lawn rut that they have been engaged with, exiting an old system and adopting a new one. This new system is the biological one. We are teaching our customers how to reestablish...
by Brian Beck | Nov 4, 2022 | General Information
We are close to perfecting the process of having the ultimate lawn. It involves Biology, True Irrigation Automation and Automated Robotic Mowing. These are the forces that are going to take out the stress and hardship of maintaining a lawn. In the past people had to...
by Brian Beck | Nov 1, 2022 | General Information
In our continuing rant on how people are destroying their lawns by following conventional wisdom we want to add yet another bit of trivia that you were not aware of. Most people have turned their irrigation off for obvious reasons however we have developed a way to...
by Brian Beck | Oct 24, 2022 | General Information
There are 5 things that happen with water that you need to be aware of as they will affect your lawn and your wallet. They are: Infiltration- the water that goes into the lawn whether it be rain or irrigation, this is the water that is applied or fall son the lawn. As...
by Brian Beck | Oct 24, 2022 | General Information
You see it everyday and you probably have a little of it going on in your lawn. Dead spots around trees and shrubs, what causes it? If it is a coniferous tree it is often blamed for the needles that falls on the grass because they are acidic but with our alkaline...
by Brian Beck | Oct 24, 2022 | General Information
Getting a new house, one not defiled by another human being is really cool. You get to have everything (hopefully) put together the way that you want it and you don’t have to buy a used home. The same holds true from a landscape. You get to build the landscape...
by Brian Beck | Oct 23, 2022 | General Information
We all like to know where we stand in life. We believe in this too. In the past when we were operating in the synthetic system we would judge success by how green the lawn was, regardless of the issues we were having. We never looked at the soil and ran tests to see...
by Brian Beck | Oct 23, 2022 | General Information
I get peer pressure and I understand human nature. For some the landscape is not a place that was built for enjoyment but rather an extension of their ego which involves pride and maybe a little vanity but hey it is healthy to build something and be proud of it right?...
by Brian Beck | Oct 22, 2022 | General Information
I have been dealing with a customer this year who is more of a friend than a customer but he is still paying for the service. The lawn was just not responding like I wanted it to. We were doing everything required but it really had not progressed in the last 4 months....
by Brian Beck | Oct 20, 2022 | General Information
There is something to be said about action. There is no better time than now. Actually there is no other time as now. Yesterday and tomorrow do not exist and never will. Ok, so much for the deep philosophical talk, here is what I am driving at. I see this happen every...
by Brian Beck | Oct 18, 2022 | Bio Program, General Information
Every year we spend hundreds if not thousands maintaining our lawns without knowing that we are wasting a lot of money. Yes, I’m going to talk about microbiology again. There are two systems that people are engaged in the synthetic one that uses inorganic...
by Brian Beck | Oct 16, 2022 | Bio Program, General Information
We want to take the time to expose you to our successful program that will work for you and ultimately make the lawn maintenance experience less complicated, more efficient and minimize the work you are having to engage in by focusing on the problem, offering a...
by Brian Beck | Oct 16, 2022 | General Information
There is a lot of confusion, bad habit, poor science (bro science), myth, tradition and perhaps even a little superstition. While there is a lot of information to be aware of I want to break it down for you just to simplify so you can understand the basics and make a...
by Brian Beck | Oct 15, 2022 | General Information
Your lawn care provider may be costing you money and a LOT of it! If your lawn care provider is engaged in a synthetic program to provide their service you may be wasting more in water if you were engaged in a Biological system. If your service provider has never used...
