Tree service and yard care in Logan, Utah

Eight services that follow the yard

A yard is a set of living things that depend on each other. The trees shade the beds, the beds draw on the soil, and the soil changes with every season. RedBud's services follow that chain: tree trimming and pruning, fruit tree pruning and tree removal for the trees, garden bed maintenance, raised garden beds and planting and garden design for the beds, soil enrichment for the ground under both, and yard cleanup and seasonal care to keep all of it on schedule.

You don't have to book them as a set. A visit about one thing, such as a maple that has outgrown its spot, is a good time to look at the rest of the yard. We walk the yard with you, tell you what needs doing now and what can wait a season, and give you a written price before any work starts. The quote is free and there is nothing to sign.

Every service ends the same way. What we cut, pull or rake leaves with us, so nothing is left on the lawn or in bags at the curb.

A year in a Cache Valley yard

Winter sets the calendar for tree work. Most structural pruning on shade trees is best done while they are dormant, from leaf drop into late winter, when every branch shows and frozen ground is firm to work on. Fruit trees are pruned in spring, late in the dormant season and before the buds open.

Spring work waits for the ground. USU Extension puts the average last spring frost in Logan at May 14, and its own table runs from May 7 on campus to May 23 at its farm station southwest of town. That is why spring cleanup starts once the snow is gone and the soil has drained, usually around April, and why tender plants and vegetable starts wait until after mid-May.

Summer is for bed upkeep: weeding while the weeds are small, fresh mulch, cutting back spent growth and steady watering. In fall, USU's average first frost for Logan is September 25. Cleanup comes once most of the leaves are down and before the ground freezes, and a deep watering for evergreens and a layer of mulch finish the year.

Which service fits your yard

Limbs crossing over the roof, a hedge that has grown over the gate and shrubs gone woody call for tree trimming and pruning. An apple, pear, cherry or plum that has gone years without a cut is a fruit tree pruning job, done in spring. A tree that is dead, split, leaning or in the wrong place is a tree removal job, and if a good pruning would save it, Eric will say so.

Beds that are going to weeds, or that you can't keep up with, are garden bed maintenance. A bare lot, a lawn you want to turn into beds or a pollinator border is planting and garden design, and a raised vegetable bed built and planted for you is raised garden beds. Leaves that turn yellow between the veins, plants that sulk in the same spot every year or a bed packed hard point to soil enrichment. A yard that needs to be ready for spring, or put to bed before the snow, is yard cleanup and seasonal care.

If your yard fits more than one of these, say so on the phone, and we will look at all of it on the same visit.

The soil and the water behind every plan

Two facts shape almost every job in the valley. The first is the soil. USU Extension says Utah soils average a pH of about 8.0, and the lime in them locks iron away from roots. A maple with leaves yellow between green veins is the classic sign, and the fix starts with the ground, not a spray.

The second is water. Some homes in Cache Valley water from a canal company, some from a city secondary system and some from the kitchen tap, and the water a lot has decides how thirsty a new bed can be. North Logan allows city water on set days. Providence has a city secondary irrigation system on some streets. In Hyde Park, about a third of homes sit above the canal and water with drinking water. Each town has its own page under Service areas.

Rules to know before a tree comes down

A park strip is the ground between the sidewalk and the street, and the trees on it are usually public. In Logan, the city forester's permit is required to plant, remove or cut down a strip tree, and the request goes in at least 48 hours ahead. In Smithfield, the city owns the strip tree and the owner next door is expected to look after it. Other towns have their own rules.

A limb that touches a power line is never a homeowner job. Stay well back and call the electric company, whose number is on your bill. Branches that crowd a line belong to the utility or a line-clearance crew. For the rest of the tree, call about your next job. We look before we cut and say so when a pruning is enough.

What RedBud leaves to other companies

Trees, shrubs, beds and soil are what we do. We don't pour concrete or build retaining walls, so for a patio or a wall you'll want a hardscaping company. Once the wall or the patio is in, the beds around it are a planting job.

The photos across the service pages are Eric's own jobs: a hedge trimmed back from a gate, a front bed cleared to bare soil and replanted, a raised bed built and planted, a pollinator garden, and a truck loaded with compost and mulch. The gallery shows more of them, before and after.