Garner Tree Today

She made the crew Muffins!

Our client this morning made muffins for the Crew! She had a plate of still warm muffins from the oven, and hot coffee for everyone. She clearly understands that the way to a tree-trimmer's heart is through his stomach. Scott wanted to make sure that we are very clear about this - we don't have Favorite Clients. But if we did... She'd be at the top of the list!

These aren't the actual muffins - I'm waiting for Scott to come back to the office. I'm sure he took a picture! This photo is from the internet.
 

The View from Up There!

The view from that high up in a bucket truck is breathtaking! (This is our 65 foot lift.) The finished product of a beautifully trimmed tree is even more amazing!

Really fun - Big Tall Picture of our son Michael up in the bucket truck. This photo will be going into the Fresno Bee as part of an ad. We just love to see our crew working and looking good!

Men in Trees!

 

I know it's kindof a dark picture - but look at our oldest son up in that tall bucket truck up in that enormous tree! Wow!

A Hummingbird on her Nest

I'm not actually sure if Hummingbirds sit on their eggs - but Benny knows that some birds do - and he created this artwork yesterday out of clay. I think it just goes to show how much we, as a family, and I guess as a company, Love Birds!

Our Favorite Non-Profit!!!

Liesl will be attending a function tonight to honor Luis Santana of "Reading & Beyond" - we are very proud of the accomplishments and work of this great organization.

Topping Trees Hurts Trees!

Topping Trees Hurts Trees! Please don't let someone going door to door offering on-the-spot tree trimming do this to your trees!

I want to link you to a great website I just found today - Plant Amnesty. They are passionate about saving trees from being topped - as are we!

The International Society of Arboriculture has an article called, Why Topping Hurts Trees, and it gives valuable information to homeowners. On their main page of consumer information - they link to an article about how to Check Tree Care Credentials - Every month people get injured doing tree work improperly or in an unsafe manner. You want to hire a PROFESSIONAL to be in your trees - over your house - in your yard.

More on this later - but for now - Please don't let someone come by and TOP your trees!

Scott just got back from an estimate where the poor homeowner had been talked into doing this - and his gorgeous shade trees are now ruined, and will probably have to be removed. This makes us so sad - and at the same time a little bit angry.

Rather than stew about it - we are absolutely committed to helping Educate the Public - and will bring you articles like this every chance we can!

We love trees - we'd love to care for your trees!

Kids and birds!

 

So - we've told you about our love for birds - how we save them whenever we run across them in a tree and rescue hurt birds or displaced birds or baby birds. We just absolutely love birds.

Our littlest man in the family has even discovered he has a taste for bird food. He helps us sprinkle bird seed into the lawn for the one Pigeon that we rescued - and the crew she brings along with her now... and then he'll sample it and sometimes take giant handfuls of it and down it. I checked with our Pediatrician about his strange appetite and how he eats all sorts of things in and around the back yard - dirt, fruit off trees, grass - a variety of less pleasing to even consider things - and the Doc says it will just make him have a wildly strong immune system. Okay then! Here's to healthy kids!

A Family that Works Together...

Here is the Little Bean getting ready for a big day of working around the yard - Daddy's hard hat seems like just the thing to keep him safe from falling branches - or perhaps the weeds we were pulling from our garden!

A Tree Friend!

Out on a walk this morning, over by the Lowe's in Clovis, we spotted a park bench dedicated to our friend, Susan Stiltz - for her vision and help in planning the walking trails in Fresno - and for all her help in this community where Trees are concerned!

What a fun way to start our day!

We refer people to Susan Stiltz all the time (and she refers people to us as well). She worked with Tree Fresno for many years, and now has her own Landscape Design company. She is especially good with planning yards for low water usage and helping folks use native plants that will thrive in this environment. She can be reached at 559-259-6955 or by emailing her at treesusan@dishmail.net - and tell her we sent you! She is a Certified Arborist and can give advice about trees, help diagnose problems with trees, help you choose the right tree for the right spot, and help you design your yard with plants and flowers as well.

Home Show Success!

We had t-shirts printed for the baby so he could help us at Home Show last weekend. However - with an outdoor booth (well, a covered-patio booth) in 112 degree heat, we decided not to bring the baby to Home Show. He was ready to work though - ready to hand out business cards or just stand there looking cute and draw people into the booth!

All our kids have worked Fresno Home Shows at one time or another. The baby was actually fast asleep through one whole afternoon last year, head on Scott's shoulder, with a Garner Tree Services onesie on - lettering across the back, so even though he was sleeping, he was being an adorable ad!

Our son, Joey, has been helping out with kid-watching this summer and has been doing an amazing job of keeping everyone happy and entertained so mommy and daddy can work!

We met a ton of people at Home Show this summer, and Scott is busy doing estimates to look at all the trees that people wanted us to see. What an awesome group of people - to be out in that heat - and be friendly and pleasant and sign up for estimates. We were blown away by the folks that were out this time! Thank you - thank you - thank you for coming to see us at Home Show!

Crazy faces with some of our Favorite Kids!

This picture was taken after Liesl went to read stories to the kids of the Reading and Beyond program. Scott came by afterwards and totally stole the show by showing the kids our bucket truck. They were all really amazed by how far up in the air it would go (65 feet) and how much it could move around. It can go in a full circle.

This is from a while ago - but our hearts still belong to this program. We did a Book Drive for them when we found out that many of the kids in the tutoring program didn't have their own books at home so they could practise the great reading skills they were being taught.

The program has received multiple awards and has just celebrated their 10th Anniversary of helping kids and their families. We love what they do - and are so proud to be associated with them!!