Earlier this year, we told you about how Highland Outdoor was named one of Kansas City’s Top Companies.  The magazine article recently came out, and we got a copy…  Here is the screen shot from Midwest CEO Magazine…  We’re honored!

Well folks, the cold weather has officially arrived and if you have any landscaping that has just been installed or has been in your yard for quite awhile, there are things that you can do to ensure that next spring will bring lots of buds and green leaves to your plants and grass.

If you are on our turf application list or someone else’s, you should have received an application on your lawn at some point in November or December that contains mostly nitrogen that will give the turf the nutrients needed for winter.  The nitrogen will promote root growth and food storage for winter survival of your turf.

To prepare your shrubs and trees for winter weather, pruning is a great idea that will encourage a healthy growth for when spring time rolls around.  Most pruning should be done after the leaves have turned which will mean the plants are dormant for the winter.  Some plants might need to be wrapped with burlap to protect them from the harsh winter weather.  Spreading mulch around the base of the plants will also help in protecting them.

Tree branches should be pruned so that they are not near any power lines or hanging over your house.  This will especially be helpful in the event of an ice storm.  If you have already pruned the branches back beforehand, you will be happy that you did and might not have as much damage from falling limbs if an ice storm does occur.

If you need any help at all with your winter prepping please contact our office at 913.782.3700.

About a month ago, I wrote about “SWGKC, Day 1″ - and we’ve been patiently waiting to tell you the rest of the story…  We’re excited and enthusiastic about the launch of a sister company, Southwest Greens of Kansas City.  Our launch of this new company was around the install of a professional grade competition synthetic putting green in the backyard of my friend and MLB Hall of Famer George Brett.  We’ve got final photos of the install, and posted them to our Project Portfolio.  Click here to see some photos from the install and the final product.

Southwest Greens of Kansas City has been an exciting road to have gone down the last year or so.  Please visit our new website (although, at this time, not 100% complete) at www.swgkc.com.  If you’re interested in the story of how Highland Outdoor got involved in Southwest Greens, and specifically George’s role in asking me to start the business, you can read it on the SWGKC website, under “About Us”…

Southwest Greens has an impressive list of pro endorsements - from Vijay Singh to John Smoltz to Jim Fuyrk to name a few… And now, Kansas City’s own George Brett can be added to the list of Pro Atheletes who have the golf product at their personal residence.

Out Southwest Greens team at Highland (Highland Outdoor is the exclusive installer for SWGKC) has been thoroughly trained to install these putting greens, and we are excited for our formal launch soon.

For more information on Southwest Greens of Kansas City, visit our website, or email us here.  We hope you enjoy the photos…  And the product!