Seasonal3 min read
The fall checklist that decides how your yard looks next May
September and October are the highest-leverage weeks of the year in Northern Nevada. Six jobs that pay you back next spring, in the order they need doing.
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What actually works on Northern Nevada properties — written from job sites in the Carson Valley, not from a content farm.
Hardscape3 min read
Why your paver patio is sinking, and whether it can be saved
Sunken pavers are a base problem, not a paver problem. How to tell a cheap re-level from a rebuild before anyone quotes you.
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Lawn Care3 min read
Brown patches in August — heat, grubs, or your sprinkler?
Three very different problems that look identical from the porch. Here's how to tell them apart in about two minutes, before you waste money treating the wrong one.
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Lawn Care3 min read
How to water a lawn in a high desert without wasting half of it
Most Northern Nevada lawns are watered too often and too briefly. Here's how to find your actual run time with a tuna can and fifteen minutes.
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Hardscape4 min read
Why retaining walls fail here — and it's almost never the rock
A leaning wall is a drainage problem wearing a stone costume. What actually holds a slope back in freeze-thaw country, and how to spot a wall that was built wrong.
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Irrigation4 min read
Spring sprinkler start-up in the Carson Valley, step by step
Charging an irrigation system too fast is the most expensive five minutes of the year. Here's the order we do it in, and what to look for on the first run.
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