Bozeman Tree, Lawn & Pest

08/30/2024

Getting up early has its perks!

A beautiful Arizona sunrise caught by one of our District Managers, Gary Peterson.

08/24/2024

How has your lawn faired this summer? Fall is an optimal time to prepare your lawn and beat next year's summer weeds. 🌱

Schedule your lawn treatment today! https://www.savatree.com/lawn-summertime-weeds

08/18/2024

🐝Happy National Honey Bee day to all our pollinator protectors!🐝
Hives often find homes in trees and we do our best to help them find a new home before treating your trees.

Check out our article on keeping these special creatures safe: https://www.savatree.com/timely-tips/2018/spring/protecting-pollinators2

08/16/2024

While not ideal for heavy pruning, there are many good reasons and benefits for summer tree pruning beyond the traditionally recommended seasons.

Learn more on best pruning practices:
https://www.savatree.com/is-summer-tree-pruning-an-acceptable-practice

04/04/2023

Back in 2021, Bozeman Tree, Lawn & Pest joined forces with SavATree, a leading provider of professional tree, shrub, and lawn care, and consulting services. Together, our Bozeman branch has been able to increase its resources and enhance its current capabilities while continuing to provide the highest level of care to local customers in Southwest Montana!

05/14/2022

Here are some interesting facts about the dandelion flower:

The dandelion is the only flower that represents the 3 celestial bodies of the sun, moon and stars. ☀️ 🌙 ⭐️. The yellow flower resembles the sun, the puff ball resembles the moon and the dispersing seeds resemble the stars.

The dandelion flower opens to greet the morning and closes in the evening to go to sleep. 😴

Every part of the dandelion is useful: root, leaves, flower. It can be used for food, medicine and dye for coloring.

Up until the 1800s people would pull grass out of their lawns to make room for dandelions and other useful “weeds” like chickweed, malva, and chamomile.

The name dandelion is taken from the French word “dent de lion” meaning lion’s tooth, referring to the coarsely-toothed leaves. 🦁

Dandelions have one of the longest flowering seasons of any plant.

Dandelion seeds are often transported away by a gust of wind and they travel like tiny parachutes. Seeds are often carried as many as 5 miles from their origin!

Animals such as birds, insects and butterflies consume nectar or seed of dandelion.🐦 🐛 🐜 🦋 🐝.

Dandelion flowers do not need to be pollinated to form seed.

Dandelion can be used in the production of wine and root beer. Root of dandelion can be used as a substitute for coffee. 🍷 🍺

Dandelions have sunk their roots deep into history. They were well known to ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and have been used in Chinese traditional medicine for over a thousand years.

Dandelion is used in folk medicine to treat infections and liver disorders. Tea made of dandelion act as diuretic.

If you mow dandelions, they’ll grow shorter stalks to spite you.

Dandelions are, quite possibly, the most successful plants that exist, masters of survival worldwide. 💪

A not so fun fact: Every year countries spend millions on lawn pesticides to have uniform lawns of non-native grasses, and we use 30% of the country’s water supply to keep them green.

Bee Happy Gardens 🐝

05/07/2022

There are recent reports/rumors that the emerald ash borer is present in several trees around the Helena area. To date, the emerald ash borer has not been detected in Montana, and there is no need to treat your trees for this pest.

Please see this link for more information on the emerald ash borer and related pests in ash trees. https://urbanipm.montana.edu/entomology/resources/fact-sheets/emerald-ash-borer-fact-sheet.html

If you have any further questions, please contact your local extension agent, Mat Walter, ([email protected]), Chris Daly, City of Helena Urban Forestry Division ([email protected]) (if these are boulevard trees), or Laurie Kerzicnik at the Schutter Diagnostic Lab ([email protected]).

04/16/2022

04/06/2022

Many homeowners might not know that now they can care for their lawns more responsibly with an effective, organically produced lawn care program.

03/05/2022

SavATree has announced a merger with Montana-based tree care company, Bozeman Tree, Lawn & Pest. This merger introduces SavATree’s presence in the Montana market, serving customers throughout Gallatin County and the surrounding areas. 🤝

“We are excited to partner with the first company to be TCIA accredited in Montana! Joining forces with Bozeman Tree, Lawn & Pest builds a stronger presence in the West, as this merger marks our first location in Montana. Their alliance with Yellowstone National Park is something that we’re thrilled to be involved with,” says SavATree CEO, Carmine Schiavone.

Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eK2Aazis