
4 Seasons of Tree & Plant Care Tips
Spring
- Prune your rose bushes
- Power rake, fertilize and aerate lawns
- Deep root fertilize your trees and shrubs
- Hazard prune deciduous trees when foliage has emerged
- Inspect and spray shade trees for pests and funguses
- Prune spring flowering shrubs
- Remove old stumps
- Perform any landscape installations
Summer
- Ensure your trees and plants are appropriately watered
- Maintain (prune and shear) your hedges and ornamental conifers
- Summer prune shade trees for light filtration
- Mulch trees and gardens to retain moisture during dry summer months
- Fertilize lawns, rhododendrons and shrubs
- Grind and/or remove any stumps
- Consider any tree removals at this time
Fall
- Inspect shade trees for rot and weaknesses before winter storms arrive
- Cable brace and tie susceptible limbs to prevent snow and wind damage
- Treat trees with copper spray
- Hazard and spiral prune trees for wind filtration
- Consider and act on any necessary tree removals
- Install new trees and transplants
- Seed new lawns
- Aerate and fertilize your lawns
Winter
- Pruning and thinning pines while dormant (otherwise the sap will attract pine beetles)
- Mulching your plant beds to insulate roots from the cold
- Dormant spraying of your trees, shrubs, and garden with lime and sulfur
- Reparation of any winter storm damage
- Hard wood removals and pruning
Tips by the Month
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