As the old song goes, Christmas “is a wonderful time of the year”…………..
The days of decorating a small plastic tree in the lounge room are long gone, and decorating a home for Christmas could sometimes be compared to a military operation. The living areas are often adorned with lights, tinsel and a few Santa’s in an explosion of colour, which then leads us to the outside of the home and the focus of our blog today!
Summer is almost here and with the hot weather comes the start of the storm season. Whether you believe in climate change or not the summer period always brings its fair share of intense rain and powerful storms. If you live in the north of Australia, you can add the risk of cyclones into the mix. Whilst we can’t prevent the storms, there are always some good strategies that can be employed to mitigate the damage caused by the big winds and rain.
Whether your building a new home or planning a makeover of your existing property, you’ll need to give some thought to the layout and design of your garden. Depending on the theme and size of the property there are a few things to consider so you achieve a good outcome.
We’ve often said that proper maintenance of tree assets is important to ensuring longevity, and to minimise unnecessary expenses from fallen branches and debris. Proper tree maintenance also protects buildings, homes, fences, and people from potential hazards. There are plenty of unqualified, inexperienced, uninsured, and poorly equipped people who aren’t arborists, and trade as tree loppers or maintenance services. The dangers of using these poor-quality services are real, and the potential financial cost and hardship just isn’t worth the risk.
Spring is here and wherever you may live, the explosion of colour and scents can be breathtaking. There’s nothing like walking through the garden and admiring how the warmer weather brings the trees, bushes, and flowers to life. It’s usually at that point that you start to think about doing maintenance on the large trees that may exist in your back yard.
Today’s blog is all about Arborist Reports and their value to local councils and land owners. We’ve often spoken about the importance of maintaining your trees, and whether it’s a single plant or hundreds of large trees dotted throughout public parklands, the message is the same.
Obtaining a formal arborist report on one or more trees provides the land owner with a range of benefits.
We’ve often spoken about good tree maintenance using thinning and pruning techniques as well as yard placement is important to protecting your valuable asset over the longer term. Sometimes, through disease, wilful damage, previous bad maintenance decisions, or just plain bad luck the life of your valuable tree asset could be in danger.
So, what’s the solution?
Inviting any trade services into your home involves a range of assumptions.
They include the assumption the ‘tradie’ has the skills and experience to complete the task you're paying them to do professionally, and they’ll use the appropriate and well-maintained equipment.
Will I get value for money?
Do the guys pruning that gum tree in the back yard know what they are doing?
Will I end up with half a tree through my lounge room wall?
Finding someone to prune, lop or remove a large tree is easy!
But, at what cost?
Professional tree maintenance services are about protecting your other assets as much as it’s about removing or pruning that large tree in the back yard.
