Landscaping Services Of Fort Collins

Landscaping season is around the corner and Advanced Landscaping and Sprinklers wants to be your first choice for landscaping services in Fort Collins. With years of experience, we know the area well enough to ensure you get beautiful landscapes that will last.

Colorado has some of the country’s most diverse topography — with eight different climate zones defined within the state — and the soil in Fort Collins reflects that. When you see young, dying trees by the side of the road, it’s a result of inadequate knowledge on the part of the landscaping company. With our landscaping services, we’ll make sure you get the right plants in the right places so that they can thrive.

Don’t let your home or neighborhood fall victim to a landscaping services company that thinks you put a plant in the ground and that’s all there is to it. Trust the expert professionals at Advanced Landscaping and Sprinklers for a full range of landscaping jobs that will be done in a knowledgeable manner and last for years.

Aside from spring, fall is the best season for planting and critical for those who want to have plants in bloom throughout the year. There is a large number of flowers and vegetables that will bloom in the winter and early spring if you get them planted in the fall. Here are just a few:

• Flowers — Pansies, violas, primroses, alliums, daffodils, snowdrops, polyanthuses, wallflowers, Dog’s-tooth violets, winter aconites, sweet williams, forget-me-nots, and calendulas
• Vegetables — Swiss chard, carrots, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, radishes, broccoli, chives, and peas

Winter doesn’t seem like the time to plant anything, but landscapers and gardeners know that some of the best spring colors come from plants that can be placed in the early part of winter. As long as you can get past frozen topsoil, most bulbed plants will still be blooming by spring even if you don’t get them in until November or December. Certain bulbed and shrubbed flowers grow best when planted during this time of year, including:

• Bare-root roses
• Tulips

Many staples of our vegetable and flower gardens grow best when they’re planted towards the tail-end of spring. It’s important that you make sure you’ve made it past the last frost of the season to avoid undoing your hard work. Here are just a few of the plants and vegetables that thrive when planted in late spring:

• Flowers — Tall bearded irises, garden peonies, rock cresses, coneflowers, daylilies, sedums, begonias, geraniums, marigolds, snapdragons, and ornamental kale
• Vegetables — Peppers, tomatoes, summer squash, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, eggplants, melons, gourds, southern peas, and okra

If you happen to miss the spring planting season, that doesn’t mean you have to pack it up and wait until next year to spruce up your landscape. There aren’t as many options in the summer as there are in the winter or spring, but there're still plenty of colorful flowers and delicious veggies that can come through for you when planted in the summer. Here are a few:

• Flowers — Black-eyed susans, asters, lantanas, blanket flowers, verbenas, zinnias, hibiscuses, and purple coneflowers
• Vegetables — Bush and pole beans, dark-green leafy vegetables, beets, carrots, cucumbers, squash, and basil.

Sprinkler Blowout

Sprinkler Blowouts Before Winter

One of the most important aspects of lawn care in a place as dry as Fort Collins is a proper irrigation system. These systems can be very expensive to put in, repair, and replace. If you want to make sure to avoid costly repairs and potentially flooding your yard in the spring, then you should make sure to winterize your sprinkler system before the ground begins to freeze, otherwise, your pipes could burst. Advanced Landscaping and Sprinklers can help!

When winter comes around, you don’t want to be caught with water in the pipes of your sprinkler system, so sprinkler blowouts are very important. However, it can be a complicated process, so you may want to leave it to the professionals. If everyone could do it, we wouldn’t have stayed in business all these years! Here are a few of the things we do in the process of winterizing your sprinkler system:

 
This may sound simple, but attempting to winterize your sprinkler system without experience could result in greater damage than not winterizing them at all. If you fail in your sprinkler blowout attempt, not only will you likely have some parts of your system freeze and then break as the water inside them expands, but you could end up overheating the pipes if you’re pushing too much water through it at once. This could cause your pipes and fittings to melt.

If you want to avoid losing your sprinkler system altogether or making costly repairs in the spring, call the landscaping professionals at Advanced Landscaping and Sprinklers for sprinkler blowout services this fall!

Landscaping Maintenance

After you’ve had your landscaping installation or renovation done, or even if you already have a well-established one, you’re going to need landscaping maintenance to help keep your space as beautiful as the day you finished its installation. Advanced Landscaping and Sprinklers has the tools and the landscape servicing experience to make sure your landscape stays healthy year in and year out.

While looks are most people’s first concern when it comes to maintaining their lawn, landscaping services done regularly to maintain your lawn can have a number of benefits, including:

• Pest control, because pests thrive in untamed lawns
• Water conservation, because dense lawns absorb rainfall more effectively
• Increased air quality around your home, because of the purifying effects of plants
• A cooler surface temperature for your lawn, with more greenery to absorb sunlight
• Fighting soil erosion, because of the added structure that roots provide
• Providing a living space for local wildlife, because trees and shrubs are critical to the survival of insects and other small animals like birds

At Advanced Landscaping and Sprinklers, we know the importance of all these factors and will keep them in mind in the process of maintaining your landscape. Call today to get started towards a healthier lawn and all the benefits that come with it!

Hardscapes & Patios

The hardscaping aspects of your landscaping services are just as important as the plants you choose to put in, in terms of aesthetic appeal. For the best results, you need plants and hardscaping that can work together. We know how to achieve that, no matter what unique challenges your lawn might provide. Below are just some of the hardscaping services we provide:

Gravel and stone walkways or barriers
Brick driveways, walkways, and features
General paving
Patios, Pergolas, and decks
Fences and retaining walls
Outdoor kitchens and water features
Most of these items, while adding curb appeal, also serve some great functional purposes. Patios, pergolas, and decks add comfortable spaces to entertain in, while things like fences, outdoor water features, and outdoor kitchens make that even easier.

As long as you choose a trusted landscaping service, such as Advance Landscaping and Sprinklers, any of these updates are sure to add aesthetic and functional value, as well as property value to your home. Contact us today to learn more about your hardscaping options.
While looks are most people’s first concern when it comes to maintaining their lawn, landscaping services done regularly to maintain your lawn can have a number of benefits, including:

• Pest control, because pests thrive in untamed lawns
• Water conservation, because dense lawns absorb rainfall more effectively
• Increased air quality around your home, because of the purifying effects of plants
• A cooler surface temperature for your lawn, with more greenery to absorb sunlight
• Fighting soil erosion, because of the added structure that roots provide
• Providing a living space for local wildlife, because trees and shrubs are critical to the survival of insects and other small animals like birds

At Advanced Landscaping and Sprinklers, we know the importance of all these factors and will keep them in mind in the process of maintaining your landscape. Call today to get started towards a healthier lawn and all the benefits that come with it!

Water Features & Ponds

The last component of landscaping, often reserved for only the most pristine of landscapes, water scaping is the cherry on top of a magnificent landscape. These additions to your landscape will not only look nice but will get you that much closer to a natural ecosystem existing within your property. There are two main types of water scaping available from Advanced Landscaping and Sprinklers, each with their own benefits:

• Flowing water features — These features are usually made from some type of stone or concrete and can provide a soothing centerpiece to your landscape. They can often be integrated with plant life as well, so your water-flow serves a more functional purpose.
• Ponds — People often scoff at man-made bodies of water, but the truth is that over time, it will become a natural functioning body of water. With the installation of a pond for your water scaping needs, you’ll be opening up your space to a variety of wildlife.

If you think a waterscape addition to your home would benefit you and your lifestyle, contact Advance Landscaping and Sprinklers to ensure that it gets done the right way, so it holds up over time and you can enjoy the soothing effects of water scaping for the long term.

Contact Fort Collins Best Landscaping Services

If you’re not convinced yet of all the amazing benefits that landscaping services can provide, let us give you the extra push. We’re available to you whenever you need to go over your landscaping needs and we’re sure we can find a design that will fit both your lifestyle and your budget. Call Advanced Landscaping and Sprinklers today and see how we can make your landscaping dreams come true!