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Sustainable Land Care

Sustainable Land Care is a practice of maximizing the benefits of your outdoor living space, while minimizing the negative impacts on the environment. Environmentally friendly practices are visually appealing, maintainable, and cost-efficient. In short, sustainable development lets nature do the heavy lifting, so that Soulshine Landscape’s certified Sustainable Landscape Management Professionals focus on the fine tuning.

There are three overlapping principles in this system, all which help you receive the most benefit from your investment.

Ecologically, finding the right plant for the right place is the key component. Native and Colorado friendly Non-Natives require less resources than species that are not suited to the High Plains Desert, in which the Front Range is situated. Healthy plants become more self-reliant, requiring less water and fertilizers, and are easier to maintain. These selections also add biodiversity that helps with pests and disease, by creating a habitat for birds and beneficial insects. This means that our Maintenance Team will spend more time helping healthy landscapes to flourish, during our visits.

Economically, choosing Sustainable methodology exhibits itself in several ways. The most obvious will probably be the cost of the water put into the irrigation system. You will be using less, because you have decided to plant the species that do well in our climate. Similarly, there is less debris when tending to healthy plants, because they require less pruning, and it avoids having to remove and replace plants that are not suited for the environmental conditions that Colorado has to offer. Utilizing Sustainable practices also means that you will have a landscape that needs less enhancement measures, like fertilizing and invasive pest management techniques. During our visits, our Team will be able to enhance your outdoor space, instead of spending time forcing plants to grow in an unsuitable situation.

Socio-Culturally, Soulshine wants to be able to help you reflect what you like about living in Colorado, through choosing plantings that highlight the community and environment you call home. With Sustainable Maintenance Practices your outdoor living space will increase your own sense of well-being, and you will also be adding that enjoyment to those around you. Neighbors will want to make sure their daily walk includes passing by your landscape, maybe taking some photos of your beautiful plants, or perhaps who is living in that space. Don’t forget, your outdoor space will invite a host a neighbors who call the outdoors their home. Birds, bees, butterflies and other visitors will feel more welcomed to live in an environment they recognize. One that respects and represents their native environment.

Choosing Soulshine Landscaping’s Sustainable Landcare Maintenance Program will see your outdoor living space throughout the whole season.

• Cleanup

  • Spring and Fall

• Aeration

  • Spring and Fall

• Garden Bed Mulch

  • Aides in moisture retention, weed and erosion control

• Irrigation

  • Maintaining the health and accuracy of your system

  • Spring start-up and Fall shutdown

• Weekly Visits

  • Mowing, Pruning, Weeding and Deadheading

• Turf and Plant Healthcare

  • Integrated Pest Management

  • Fertilization

• Enhancement Plantings

  • Seasonal and Long-Term