Modern Landscaping LLC

Soil Secrets transforms your soil!

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:03:26 +0000

Soil additive transforms sterile dirt into rich, organic topsoil.

Most people understand that finding genuine, nutrient rich topsoil for your plantings to thrive in is difficult these days. Often you have to import soil from other regions or mix petroleum-based fertilizers into your dirt. Not an optimum way to care for the environment or your pocket book!

We’re now selling a revolutionary soil amendment product called TerraPro from a company called Soil Secrets out of New Mexico.

This product is fantastic and we’re proud to be able to bring it directly to you here in Southwest Colorado. We were featured in an article talking about this product and our involvement. Please click on the picture below to download a PDF version of the article. If you’re interested in purchasing some of this product call us at (970) 626-5855

Log Home Landscaping – Rustic but Elegant

admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:34:38 +0000

We had a chance to do a front yard makeover for the Sandeno family up on Log Hill last year. They had torn out a very large concrete patio that had partially collapsed due to some aggressive ground squirrels and were left with a very barren gentle slope leading down to a circular driveway we put in the previous summer.

We advised our clients to create some texture to the approach by terracing the front with some boulders, installing some hardy feskew grass, and planting deer resistant shrubs strategically on the second tier. To keep it all moist we installed a drip and sprinkler system on a timer.

Not shown in the picture was the work we did for them on the roadside of the circular drive. We created some interest by bringing in soil that created three to four foot hills on which we planted some blue spruce effectively creating a visual barrier between the road and the house. All views were preserved yet privacy has increased.

Ridgway Snow Removal

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:45:07 +0000

Winter is upon us and there’s not much worse than waking up to three feet of fresh snow and no way to get your car in or out of the driveway. Snow removal is a tiring and time consuming job that can either take all day or be done in short order if you have the right equipment on hand.

We happen to be fully equipped to do the job for you if you need it. We make quick work of driveways and parking locks. We’re also very handy with snow clearing/car rescue jobs. (Sometimes these go hand in hand.)

Here’s a partial equipment list to give you an idea of what we can do:

2 1/2 ton 4 x 4, single axle dump with a 10′ power angle plow

4 x 4 Swiss Pinzgauer with a 7′ angle blade

4 x 4 Kubota cab model tractor with a 7′ snow blower and front bucket

2 skid steers with tracks and a Bobcat mini track skid steer with blade and/or blower

We can also haul snow in 30+ yard increments. Last year we hauled 210 yards out of Telluride!
Don’t risk damage to your car or other possessions. We’d love to help you out this winter. Keep us in mind or give us a call today to get on our schedule.