Prune Your Shrubs and Trees - Enhance Their Health and Appearance
Pruning Your Shrubs and Trees Enhances Their Health and Appearance
Trimming of shrubbery can be done for most plant material at any time of year. Although the term “trimming” is subjective, at Showcase we use fall pruning for what is called “corrective” pruning. During the late fall, most of your plants are going into a dormant phase for the winter. This means that their internal production is decreased to a level of survival when nutrients are not readily available. During this time, plants can handle a more aggressive pruning. Showcase takes advantage of this time to cut back the size of plants – which is beneficial for the aesthetics of your landscape. In some cases, certain types of plants need to be cut back to look their best – such as perennials (mums, irises, peonies, daylilies, etc.). The timing of this “hard” pruning prevents the plant from going into stress due to a severe cutting. During our fall pruning service, Showcase will come to your property and trim all shrubbery to the recommended size, or the size you request. We will also cut back all perennial plants, ornamental grasses, and remove annual flowers. In addition, we normally will remove all debris (including leaves) from the landscape beds and clean up for the winter.
During the fall season, it is an optimal time for trimming of trees – specifically ornamental trees such as Dogwood, Cherry, Magnolia, etc. Trimming off the diseased, decayed, rotted, or damaged wood and branches in the fall enhances your property’s appearance. In addition, removing dead branches and peeling wood helps maintain the structure, health, and safety of trees and shrubs. It is especially important to take care of dead limbs on trees before the bad weather arrives with heavy snow and ice.
Process of Service:
- Trim all trees/shrubs on property (corrective pruning if requested)
- Trim down all perennials and ornamental grasses
- Remove any annual flowers that have died or declined
- Blow out all landscape beds of leaves and other debris
- Weed all landscape beds
- Clean up and dispose all debris created by service
Benefits of Tree and Shrub Care Service:
- Correct pruning practices that do not harm plants
- Resizing of plants that may be overgrown
- Gain better foliage and flower color of plants being pruned
- Plants will need minimal trimming in spring (and most will not need another pruning until summer months of the next season)
- Beds are cleaned up from debris prior to winter’s arrival
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