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Lawn Aeration: The What, Why and When
Every time you mow, and the kids and dogs play on the grass, your lawn gets a bit compressed. This, along with dead leaves, lawn clippings and other waste can build up and stick together to form a barrier, called thatch and start to suffocate your lawn. Like us, lawns need to breathe. If a thatch barrier develops, oxygen, water, and other vital nutrients will not be able to reach your lawn’s roots and you’ll be left with a brown lawn and judgmental neighbors! What is Lawn Aeration? Aeration removes
Winter Friendly Patio Plants
Just because winter is here and white snow might be on the ground doesn’t mean you can’t still enjoy some greenery outside your doors. There are many winter-friendly potted plants that will survive in Fort Collins and Greeley weather you can use to adorn your front porch and patio throughout the cold months. Best of all, they are all pretty low maintenance. Here are a few regional choices you can enjoy. Brown’s Yew: This evergreen shrub grows well at Fort Collins altitude offers nice plushness and texture because of its
5 Ways to Use Nature to Decorate Your Home
If your home was taken over by ribbons, tinsel, confetti and such over the holidays, you might now be in great need of a more soothing atmosphere. There’s no better way to achieve post-holiday zen than to bring nature into your Fort Collins or Greeley home. In fact, using natural elements will not only give you pretty results, it will uplift your mood and the air quality in your home. Here are a few ways to bring the outdoors in: A tray of Greenery and Pine Cones. Collect and place
Why Pavers Are Great for Northern Colorado Landscaping
Listen up, NoCo friends! Outdoor living spaces just got a whole lot classier, sturdier and overall better. That’s right, we’re talking about pavers and the extra zing they can add to your landscape. One of the best things about pavers is that you don’t have to wait until summer to include them in your landscaping – All Terrain installs pavers in Fort Collins, Greeley and all of Northern Colorado all year round. Although our hardscaping portfolio speaks for itself, we’d like to share with you just a few more reasons why
8 Northern Colorado Holiday Lights Displays and Events
Rev up your sleighs, deck the halls and break out the cookie cutters. Now that Halloween is in our rearview mirrors, we’re jumping head first into the holiday season (no offense, Thanksgiving). At All Terrain, we take the holidays pretty seriously, especially when it comes to outdoor lighting displays. To kick off the most wonderful time of the year, we’re sharing with you some spectacular holiday lighting displays and events around northern Colorado that you won’t want to miss. Downtown Holiday Lights Where: Downtown Fort Collins When: Nov. 3, 2017
5 Landscaping Tips to Increase the Value of Your Home
The real estate market is a competitive scene right now, which means that home sellers all across Fort Collins, Greeley, Windsor, heck…all of northern Colorado, need to step up their game. If you really want to catch the eyes of potential homebuyers who are ready to drop some serious cash (or at least asking price), you need to make their first impression of your home a good one. Fortunately, your pals at All Terrain are here to help you spruce up your landscaping to increase the value of your home.
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