During the summer the heavens open up periodically to pummel Calgary and area with various sizes of hail. Hail is always another poignant reminder that the weather of the Albertan prairie can turn unusual with little or no warning. It is disheartening, especially if you are a flower or vegetable gardener, to essentially see Mother Nature’s shotgun…
The name Palliser is familiar to Calgarians, as in Fairmont Palliser Hotel, the Palliser neighbourhood, the Palliser Range, and the Palliser Formation of the Canadian Rockies. John Palliser was a geographer who chronicled “western Canada.” Between 1857-59, Palliser was surveying in our region. When his findings were published a couple of years later, he deemed southern Alberta “unsuitable for farming,” and the area was given the nickname “The Palliser Triangle.” Calgary is…
At Mirage Landscaping of Calgary, most of our clients who are avid gardeners are achingly aware of what a weed is, and are always on the lookout. But the rest, many who may be new property owners, are often left wondering what is a weed and what isn’t. Put simply, a weed is any plant…
At Mirage Landscaping of Calgary we know the importance of professional commercial landscaping service as a money and time saver for our commercial clientele. Professional landscaping can also make the difference between driving business to your company rather than a competitor’s. Whether we are talking property clean up, regular lawn maintenance, sprinkler installations, or snow removal in the dead…
You may think that “pruning season” has come and gone for your trees and woody shrubs, but that is not necessarily the case. At Mirage Landscaping of Calgary, your local tree experts, and full service commercial and residential full service landscaping design, construction, and maintenance firm, we are in agreement that most pruning should be…
Water bills in the Calgary area tend to increase substantially in the summer. At Mirage Landscaping, we know that the bill could always be higher if not for the conservation savings afforded by built in underground sprinkler and drip irrigation systems. No matter whether you are a residential or a commercial property owner, you can…
Sunny and shady. What two terms could be more self-explanatory than that? At Mirage Landscaping, your one stop source for all of your residential and commercial landscaping needs in Calgary, we know that the difference between the two is vast. Know Your Zones Typically, not very many people spend a nice spring or summer day…
At Mirage Landscaping of Calgary, for over three generations of service to our residential and commercial clients, we have seen many trees and shrubs toppled by wind, snow and severe weather of all kinds. So because we really like trees, we do our best to protect against these circumstances. To keep our commercial and residential clients’…
With a relatively pleasant spring following a mild winter, Calgary is set for an explosive growth in pests, especially of the insect variety. Mirage Landscaping of Calgary, your full-service residential and commercial landscaping firm, has offered advice on dealing with every manner of backyard pest in previous articles, so we thought we would offer a…
What is a tree sucker? Does my tree have a sucker upon it? These seem like questions from a bad science fiction movie, but tree suckers are very real. Several tree species produce suckers or sprouts in an unwanted fashion in response to environmental triggers such as drought, overwatering, or due to the nature of their…