A well-kept shrub can spruce up your landscape, giving it more color, texture, and structure. They make great focal points for floral displays. However, a poorly maintained one can be a real eyesore and make the rest of your carefully tended landscape look bad. At Ironwood Earthcare, we’ve been helping homeowners with shrub care for years.
Pruning is the method of removing certain parts of a shrub or tree, such as leaves and branches, for maintenance purposes. This practice is a protection strategy against pests and diseases caused by too many leaves, hindering sunlight. Pruning ensures plants remain healthy.
When pruning is done well, there is the benefit of good fruiting. Flower production becomes healthy in trees and shrubs. As a result, when trimming is done on the hedges for maintenance purposes, it brings about a beautiful layout appearance in one’s property.
Pruning keeps the infestation of pests away. This promotes the health of plants. Removal of dead leaves and branches creates space for sunlight penetration and gives room for new growth. There is the advantage of healthy plants and also protection of your property.
Pruning maintains your compound and reduces risks of pests and habitation of harmful animals such as rodents and snakes. It also alleviates damage to property in case of a storm. As a result, your family also stays peacefully.
The appropriate time to prune overgrown shrubs is towards the end of winter and in early spring. Shrubs without foliage or fruit or don’t produce attractive flowers should be pruned in early spring or just before the end of winter.
Pruning at the right time eliminates flowering for a certain period. This is vital if your consideration is the health of the shrubs.
Shrubs that are evergreen like yew must be pruned towards the end of March or before new foliage growth in April. It’s advisable to avoid pruning in the fall since plants are exposed to unfavorable winter conditions.
The most appropriate time to fertilize trees and shrubs is in early spring. However, if there are favorable conditions to plant growth, like soil moisture, fertilization can be done lightly in summer. Succulents and some native plants do not need fertilizer supplements.
However, the application of granular fertilization is beneficial to rejuvenate growth in early spring. Before fertilization, it’s advisable to do a soil test to determine soil properties is PH, soil type temperature, etc. These factors affect the absorption of nutrients.
Our specialized arborists are well trained to deal with any pest or disease and return your lawn to its previous best. Using appropriate pesticides and equipment, we spray the affected plant material without causing extra damage.
Tree service is an exercise that requires expertise. A lot is involved in tree care. Ironwood Earthcare, CO is an accredited company. We are professionals experienced in tree care. We value our customers, and that’s why we respond immediately.
Serving Denver, Aurora, and Centennial, CO. Let us customize a plan that meets the unique demands of your trees and lawn health care. Partner with our team of experts who have decades of industry knowledge. No job is too big or small. We handle it all on time and on budget.
