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Early Spring Garden Care
It's time to roll up your sleeves and wake up your beautiful garden!
Here's Great Tip No. 1: Prune deciduous trees and shrubs. They've been dormant all winter and are waking up. Buds are swelling and new growth are starting. The plants will bounce back from cuts made now because they are so full of energy. Make sure to use sharp clippers or loppers. Remove branches that rub together or mar the symmetry or appearance. Thin out interiors.
Here's Great Tip No. 2: Prune your rosebushes while they are still dormant. This is the best time to take out any remaining damaged canes, as well as crowded and crossed stems. You may then shorten undamaged canes in order to shape the plant - but never by more than one-third at any one time.
Here's Great Tip No. 3: Evaluate the shape of your needled evergreens. If there are branches jutting out at odd angles, early spring is a good time to get rid of them. Don't just shorten them as much as needed, or you'll be left looking at an ugly stub. Instead, prune down low, within the plant, and no one will be the wiser.
Remember! Always make pruning cuts on an angle. That way, water will be more likely to run off, rather than collecting on the cut area and causing rot or disease. A slanted cut also dries out faster after a rain. Last but not least, this leaves a smaller stub, which is better for plant's appearance.
Best Thing to Do: Book your Spring/ Summer Yard Make-Over with your landscaper early! Avoid being last on the list and settling for less-experienced landscapers to do your last-minute yard improvements before the kids get back for spring break or family gatherings.
Enjoy your Spring!
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Or call us at (708) 560-0300.
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