Craigs Tree & yard services

05/20/2026

Poplar tree removal in Red deer .

Stump removal also

Large tree in tight area
Fire wood was left for property owner

403 597 3500

04/29/2026

Happy Wednesday!! Excellent customers make the day go by fast. Hope you enjoy the new landscaping.

12/24/2025

Who’s dreaming of a white Christmas? We’re gearing up for another significant snowfall of around 10-15 cm expected today December 24, followed by another few centimeters on December 26. We will be out clearing and providing traction control, so please give us room to work! Please remember to drive carefully and give yourself lots of time to get where you’re going safely. ❄️From our crew to you all - have a safe and happy holidays!🎄

This year we celebrate 20 years in business in red deer. Thanks for all the support 🙏 ❤️ 🙌

12/12/2025

Snow removal season . We are on shift till the snow stops !! Plowing and sanding parking lots like boom boom plow !!

403 597 3500

05/27/2025

My face may be frosty, but my heart’s still warm. 🐾💖 Old dogs need love too — don’t forget us."

05/27/2025

What You Taught Me After Goodbye

They never tell you how loud silence can be when it replaces the sound of paws on hardwood. How the absence of a single creature can make an entire home feel hollow. I thought I understood loss before you—but this? This is the quiet after a storm that never truly passes.

Grief doesn’t ask permission. It arrives uninvited—in the way I still glance at your favorite spot on the couch, or how my hands move on their own to fill a bowl that isn’t there anymore. Some days, it’s a dull weight. Others, it’s a sudden punch to the chest when I find a forgotten toy under the bed.

People say, "It’s just an animal," but they don’t know how your eyes held entire conversations. How you learned the exact cadence of my footsteps and met me at the door like a living, breathing piece of my heart. You were never just anything. You were my quiet witness, my steadfast companion, the keeper of my unspoken thoughts.

I’ve learned that love doesn’t obey endings. It lingers in the imprint you left—the way I still wake at the time we used to walk, how I instinctively look for you in the places you loved most. Your absence has become its own kind of presence, a shadow I’ve learned to walk beside.

Guilt tries to visit sometimes. *Could I have done more? Did you know how loved you were?* But then I remember the way you’d sigh when I scratched that one spot behind your ear, the way you’d curl into me on bad days as if to say, I’m here. And I think—maybe you did know. Maybe love like ours doesn’t need words to be understood.

The cruelest joke? The way joy and sorrow now share the same space. I laugh remembering your silly quirks, then cry because I can’t show you the new blanket I bought, the one you would’ve claimed instantly. Grief has made me fluent in contradictions—how missing you hurts, but being without you would’ve hurt more.

Time doesn’t heal. Not the way people claim. But it does something stranger—it weaves your memory into my bones until you’re not just something I lost, but something I carry. I say your name now and it doesn’t always crack my voice. Sometimes, it even makes me smile.

I still leave the porch light on sometimes, out of habit. Old instincts die hard. Wherever you are, I hope there’s an endless field to run through, a sunbeam that never fades, and someone who tells you, "Good boy/girl," in exactly the tone you loved best.

You’re gone from my hands, but not from my life. And that? That’s the most surprising lesson of all.

05/20/2025

In case you wondered

Why, when, and how to prune trees and shrubs 🌳✂️
Why Prune
1. Plant health:
- Remove diseased or damaged branches to prevent the spread of disease.
- Improve air circulation and light pe*******on.
2. Safety:
- Eliminate branches that may pose a danger to people or structures.
3. Aesthetics:
- Maintain a harmonious and desired shape.
-Encourage abundant blooming.
4. Productivity:
- Stimulate the growth of new branches and flowers.
- Increase fruit production in fruit trees.

When to prune
1. Dormant season:
- Winter: For most trees and shrubs, decide to prune during winter when the plant is dormant.
2.After flowering:
- Spring/Summer: For trees that bloom in spring, prune immediately after flowering.
3. Light pruning:
- All year round: Remove dead or damaged branches at any time of the year.

How to prune
1.The right tools:
- Use clean, sharp pruning shears for small branches.
- Use a pruning saw for larger branches.
2. Correct cutting technique:
- Always cut above a node or bud facing outward.
- Make angled cuts to prevent water accumulation on the cut surface.
3.Removing branches:
- Remove crossing branches or those growing inward.
- Eliminate suckers (shoots at the base of the plant) and water sprouts (vigorous vertical shoots).
4.Amount of pruning:
- Do not prune more than one-third of the plant in a single session to avoid stress.

Additional tips 🌟
- Disinfection: Disinfect pruning tools between cuts to prevent disease spread.
- Training Pruning: For young trees, do light pruning to form a strong structure.

Following these tips will help you maintain healthy, safe, and beautiful trees and shrubs in your garden!

05/11/2025

Yard revitalization at its finest. We eliminate old lawns and exhausted dirt, substituting it with nutrient-rich black dirt and fertilizer, followed by fresh sod installation and watering. Let us assist you in restoring your yard's vibrancy.

403 597 3500 .

04/01/2025

Couple of old willows removed
Winter was coming down on Thursday but we as a team go the job done safe.
Stumps removed. Customer wanted to to the clean up

Free estimates
403 597 3500

02/27/2025

Happy spring weather !!

We are are helping the community be clean and tidy
Spring clean ups as well as tree pruning and removal

Have a stump you need removed ??

Free estimates. 403 597 3500

Insured and qualified.

Please share !!

07/09/2024