Sooner than you think, you may be looking for snow removal services in Calgary. The time to think about snow removal is before the snow flies in amounts where you will be breaking out a shovel or a blower. Under the legal code of the City of Calgary, specifically Street Bylaw 20M88, as an owner or tenant…
If you are serious about lawn care in Calgary, you know the importance of applying fertilizer in the fall to give your grass every advantage in bouncing back in the spring. You aren’t serious about lawn care in Calgary? That’s okay, because here at Mirage Landscaping in Calgary, we can take care of your local…
It has been impossible to miss the days getting shorter and the overnight low temperatures dipping towards the first freezes of the year in the Calgary area. The leaves of all of the deciduous trees have all received the environmental cues to turn, and are falling in earnest already. As usual, there will be a…
After our unusual summer of raining and flooding it’s hard to believe that winter weather is just a couple of months away, more or less. If you are the owner of a residential or commercial underground sprinkler system, it’s soon time to decide whether to drain, or “blowout” your buried irrigation system. Some of you…
Last week we took an initial look at mulch and how the Calgary landscaping community uses it. Mulch is an essential part of landscaping in Calgary if you want your more tender plants to make through the winter in one piece. There are a lot of factors that can cause harm to your plants through…
The word “mulch” is rather silly-sounding, and its meaning is vague to many. Simply put, all mulches are applied ground covers or soil amendments. There are undeniable benefits to mulch – especially in Calgary – where the winters can be very long and very cold. Mirage Landscaping has over three generations worth of serving the…
This posting is the second in our series about plant life suitable for our Calgary area gardens. According to Canadian hardiness zones, our city climate can readily support plant life rated for Zone 2 or 3. This time around, we are going to discuss the somewhat confusing category of plants called “shrubs” (or, to some,…
We’ve discussed before that Calgary can, depending upon where your property sits, support plant life within hardiness zones 2-4. But what does that mean when it comes to trees? If you have found yourself wondering which trees are best for your Calgary garden, read on. Here at Mirage Landscaping, we have over three generations worth…
With all of the excess moisture we’ve had in Calgary recently, your lawn may have a sudden mycological infestation. Do you find yourself wondering “What do I do about the mushrooms in my lawn?” If so, you have a situation that makes the typical weed problem look easy by comparison. With over three generations of…
Calgarians are very aware of many things, and a lot are particular to our climate. We know, for instance, that freezing and thawing generally results in things cracking, breaking and sometimes plenty of damage. The most obvious is usually in our driveways and our walkways – at Mirage Landscaping, every spring and summer we repair retaining…