Pruning tips for Shrubs, Trees and Plants

If you’re anything like me, you find yourself thinking… “I know I’ve got to get this yard trimmed and under control – but when is the best time (for the plant) to do it?”

Below are a few tips I pulled from Good Housekeeping on how to get your yard in tip-top shape!

Early Spring:

• Ornamental Grasses
• Semiwood Perennials
• Broad-leaved evergreens
• Summer-Flowering Trees, Shrubs Vines, Hydrangea and Roses

Spring/Early Summer:

• Evergreen Shrubs
• Spring-flowering Shrubs

Midsummer/Fall

• Flowering Perennials and annuals

Winter

• Deciduous and evergreen trees, crab apples and other pest-prone plants.

Click here for a link to the article on pruning guidelines.  These tips will help to get your yard looking good.  Keeping your yard clear of debris is a great way to keep your yard from becoming a host site for pests.   To keep it pest free all summer call Mosquito Squad. Say Good Riddance to Mosquitoes®!