Every homeowner is responsible for the grading of their lot and keeping an eye out for any drainage problems that could cause flooding to your own property or others. Lots that are graded properly will allow all surface water to run away from buildings and take the fastest route to Calgary’s drainage system. If you…
Planning your landscape redesign right involves open communication between you, the homeowner, and us, your professional landscape designers. While you tell us your ultimate dream for the look and utility of your yard, we are here to provide our expertise, our landscape construction services, and our landscape maintenance knowledge. Together we can ensure you get…
A professional power rake is part of Mirage Landscaping’s regular spring clean-up services for our residential and commercial landscape maintenance clients. Other landscaping companies often eliminate this step altogether, usually because they don’t have the right equipment, but we at Mirage know that a spring power rake is essential for getting your lawn started off…
We had a few absolutely beautiful days this week, so much so that our expert landscape team at Mirage was struggling with the temptation to get out our rakes, leaf blowers, and garbage bags and start visiting our commercial and residential landscaping clients for their annual spring clean-up. Thankfully, however, we know better. Our temperatures…
The ground is starting to thaw out and we are hopefully moving in to what is the start of spring here in Calgary. There is still a fair amount of snow to melt – especially on north-facing properties, but we believe that soon enough the white stuff will be gone and we will be able…
We at Mirage absolutely know what it’s like at this time of the year. Spring seems to be just around the corner and we all want to start getting outside as much as possible. But, due to erratic weather still ahead, there remains a bit of a wait before we can start to nurture our…
Calgarians were treated to an unusually warm February, at least up until last week. We had so much warm weather that outdoor rinks melted, lawns became dry expanses of brown, and some even reported their tulips starting to peek through the ground. The extra early arrival of warmer weather is often referred to as a…
Sustainable landscaping may sound trendy, but the truth is that the concept has been around for a long time. It’s just not been very well implemented by many landscapers. Unfortunately, in our business there are many who will force their vision on an outdoor space without much thought as to the strain it puts on…
Some people may not think of residential and commercial landscaping as an industry that involves a lot of fine artisanship, but the truth is, every aspect of our business requires a high level of skill and a keen attention to detail. From planting a tree to ensure it has the highest chance of survival, to…
Photo credit: bilanol – stock.adobe.com As snow removal and commercial and residential landscape maintenance and construction professionals, one might wonder why we are writing about winter tires. But, because we spend a lot of time on the roads in the winter, moving from job site to job site, we know how valuable our fleet of…