Fresh Quercus News: Holy Snow Mold!

Here is our fresh edition of Quercus News! Over the weekend a wicked snow mold infestation reared its ugly head in the Twin Cities.

Quercus News: Holy Snow Mold

Snow mold is nothing much to worry about but click the link above to learn more about it or visit our Knowledge Base for more information.

Have a great day!

Brad

Fresh Quercus News! An RFP Template for Property Managers, Free T-Shirts & $10 to Lakewinds!

Good morning! We released our latest Quercus News last night! Check it out – you’ll find a free RFP Template for Property Managers, Free T-Shirts and $10 to Lakewinds!

Quercus News – Free RFP Template, T-Shirts and $10 to Lakewinds!

Have a great day!

Brad

Quercus News: How to Save Money in Your Landscape Budget

Here is our latest newsletter. Enjoy!

How to Save Money in Your Landscape Budget

Good morning!

Sent out the freshest issue of Quercus News this morning all about how to save money in your landscape budget. Here is the main article about three different methods for saving money. Enjoy!

Each year, you work very hard as a property manager to create your budgets. This year is proving very difficult and everyone is looking for ways to cut money from their budgets. Quercus, Inc. is here to guide you with ways to save money on your landscape budget along with promoting.

1) Reduce Your Turf Area

Turf maintenance is one of the largest items in your budget. Use this opportunity to reduce the turf area on your properties and while promoting environmentally responsible practices. By reducing turf areas you:

• save money on your contract now and in the future.
• reduce chemical inputs.
• reduce water use.
• reduce fuel consumption for mowers and line trimmers.
• reduce noise.
• reduce chemical and topsoil runoff.
• improve air and water quality.

There are many different avenues for reducing your turf area yielding great results.

• Simply cease mowing. Minnesota’s turf grass’ natural tendency is to grow 6-10″ tall. It has a wonderful flow and stays greener through summer months with less water. This works well large areas and also little-used

Quercus News: Celebrate Fall

Good evening!

Early IREM meeting tomorrow so I wanted to get Quercus News out tonight – you

Serviceberry in Fall

can check it out before it is sent to our clients! This Quercus News has a little different feel than our last few newsletters. It is a tad more laid back echoing the fall season.

Quercus News: Celebrate Fall

Let me know what you think and have a great day!

Brad

Quercus News: How can you save 89,000 gallons of water in one month? Install a Smart Irrigation Controller

The newest addition of Quercus News was just sent out! We talk this month about how we installed a Smart Irrigation Controller on a small commercial site that saved

A smart controller looks just like a regular controller except it is hooked to a weather station on site. It then waters to whatever the turf needs in the current weather.

89,000 gallons of water and $235.00 in costs. I am pretty excited! Here it is:

Quercus News: How can a Smart Controller help you?

Have a wonderful Labor Day Weekend and go Cyclones!

Brad

QUERCUS NEWS – Emerald Ash Borer 5/21/09

I sent our first “Quercus News” e-newsletter out the other day and got great feedback.

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There are a lot of great information out to help you learn about this pest. For example:

Uh-oh, I have no idea what is going on. See here.

Do I have an ash tree? Check this out.

What is Minnesota’s plan for EAB? Aqui

How many ash trees are in Minnesota? Minnesota has the most ash trees of any state in the country. There are an estimated 867 million forestland ash trees in the state!!! That does not include the millions in our urban forest.

What can I do? Don’t move and firewood or any ash trees or parts.

Please sign up for QUERCUS NEWS and have a great day!

Brad