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Practical advice on landscape design, irrigation, drainage, planting, seasonal care, and outdoor living for homeowners and properties across Bozeman and the Gallatin Valley.

Nine Days Left in the Install Window. What That Does to a Certificate of Occupancy.

The Gallatin Valley landscape install window closes around the middle of October, when soil will no longer support germination and frozen ground will not accept plant material.

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Can You Blow Out Sprinklers After the First Freeze?

The short answer: Yes. A single overnight freeze does not damage a buried irrigation system.

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Fall Lawn Care in Bozeman: What to Do Before Sunday’s Freeze

Bozeman has roughly five working days before overnight temperatures drop to freezing this weekend. Use them to shut down irrigation, cut the lawn one last time at a lower height, clear leaves off turf, and get any remaining plant material in the ground while the soil is still workable.

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Landscaping and Your CO Date: What a Slip Really Costs

A two week site work slip is not a landscaping problem. It is a cash flow problem. What a late season delay costs a Bozeman project and the two ways out.

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Why Your Bozeman Lawn Went Brown in August Even Though You Watered It

Three watering days a week, nothing after 10 a.m., clay soil and thin topsoil. Here is what is actually browning Bozeman lawns in August and what to do now.

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Sprinkler Problems You Can Only Find in August

Peak demand exposes pressure, coverage and controller faults that disappear by spring. What to check on a Bozeman system before the blowout truck arrives.

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