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Top Five Tips for June Pruning

Posted on June 8, 2020June 8, 2020 by Landwork Contractors

Professional Landscape Maintenance in Dutchess County, NY Keeps Gardens Blooming

Beautiful grounds and gardens don’t just grow by themselves. It takes a skilled hand, careful pruning, and knowledge to keep flowers blooming and landscapes healthy. Prune the wrong plant in the wrong place or at the wrong time and your blooms are lost for the remainder of the season. Luckily, the team at Landwork Contractors have years of experience caring for landscapes all over the Hudson River Valley area. Here are our top five tips to help you keep your bushes blooming and your trees looking healthy

Prune with a Purpose in Mind- While pruning is a vital part of healthy landscape maintenance, you have to have a plan in mind before you make a single cut. You could end up killing a beautiful, thriving plant if you cut the wrong branch or cut too much back. Look at your plants. Determine if you are wanting to shape them, resize them, or simply remove some dead growth. Once you have a plan in mind, you can start to prune with confidence.

Remember the Three D’s- When pruning in June, make sure you remember to look for the three D’s: Decay, Dying, and Dead. If you look at the branches of your shrub, bush, or flowering tree try to look for areas that are decayed/diseased, dying, or dead. Cut back those areas first before they can affect the rest of the plant.

Know Which Plants Need Pruning- Every plant has different needs. Some plants should be regularly trimmed to keep them in shape or to fight off excessive growth. Other plants will wilt if you prune in June. A skilled landscape maintenance team can help. Understanding the difference can help keep your garden growing strong. A few plants that should be carefully pruned in June are :

Cherry Trees
Apricot Trees
Roses
Azaleas
Viburnums
Yellow and Red Twig Dogwoods
Phlox
Tall Perennials
Rhododendrons

Cut for Health and Growth- The real purpose of pruning is to help focus the energy of the plant into healthy growth. Trees and shrubs that are left to grow wild can dry out or die out from overgrowth. When you are cutting your plants try to cut in a way that encourages growth. Trim back areas where branches rub against each other. Cut back water sprouts and limbs that block out the sun.

Use the Quarter Rule- As a rule of thumb, you should never cut back more than 25% of your shrub, bush, or tree. An expert could possibly cut more than that, but usually, you want to stick to cutting back a smaller amount.

Pruning is vital to keeping landscapes healthy but it also takes a lot of skill. If you aren’t sure how to prune or what to prune or when don’t worry. Give Landwork Contractors a call, we’re pruning experts. You can reach us at 914-479-2537 or make an appointment online, we’ll take care of all of your landscape maintenance needs.

Evergreens Stay Lush with Proper Pruning

Posted on February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by Landwork Contractors

Professional Pruning for Your Evergreens

With frost still on the ground, the time to prune your evergreens is now. Lush evergreens require special trimming and pruning techniques. The experts at Landwork Contractors know the special requirements needed to keep your evergreens growing green and healthy. Here’s everything you need to know about keeping evergreens healthy and beautiful all year long.

Pruning Essentials

Pruning is an essential part of tree care, especially for deciduous trees. These trees grow in odd directions. When they grow too big, they are susceptible to disease. Too many limbs can cause a tree to dry out.

Pruning is used to cut back those diseased, dying or unruly limbs. If done properly pruning can help trees or shrubs grow healthier or revive leaves. It can even save the rest of your garden from pests and disease.

Wild Growth- Evergreen trees can be downright wild. Limbs and branches stick out everywhere. Some areas of the trees grow rapidly, creating a lumpy appearance. Taming your evergreen means you’ll need to carefully remove unruly limbs.

Overcrowding Growth- Left alone, an evergreen can quickly take over your garden or landscape. Soon there will be no place to walk and most of your plants will be overwhelmed and starving. A proper trimming will control extreme growth and create a healthy balance for your garden.

Reshaping- Evergreens grow in undefined ways. They can grow up, down, out, and everything in between. Specialized trimming can help create uniform shapes and designs. You can also use this opportunity to design fun topiaries in your evergreen bushes.

Suffocation of New Growth-As with overcrowding, uncontrolled growth can suffocate and starve your trees. Excessive limbs and branches keep oxygen, light, and water from reaching limbs and roots. You’ll be looking at a dried out and dying garden in the spring. Have a professional landscaper come and remove the extra growth during pruning to make them look like these regal beauties.

Keep Evergreens Strong with Winter Trimming and Pruning

Evergreens need special attention, even in winter. Leave the work to Landwork Contractors. We have a team of skilled landscapers have years of experience caring for evergreens. Call us today at 914-479-2537 or make an appointment online. We will prune your landscape to perfection!

June Pruning Creates Healthy Landscapes

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Landwork Contractors

Professional Landscapers Keep Your Garden Healthy with Expert Pruning Skills

The experts at Landwork Contractors have been providing precision pruning and trimming in the Westchester and Putnam Counties since 2000. Keeping your lawn and plants healthy and strong is a top priority for our team of experts.

Why Does Pruning In June Matter So Much?

Pruning is a major part of caring for the overall health of your plants. Here are some of the main reasons why we prune.

Pruning prevents disease and infections.
Pruning increases nutritional levels in plants. When you cut back limbs or blooms, it allows more sun and rain to get to the roots, which boosts photosynthesis in plants.
Pruning allows your grounds maintenance team to make your home look neat and trim.
Pruning encourages healthy growth by getting rid of limbs that rub against other limbs. The cuts that come from this rubbing create wounds that allow infections to enter the plant. You’ll also get rid of growth called water sprouts that can suffocate the plant.
Pruning creates longevity in your garden by strengthening the health of your bushes, trees, and shrubs.

Now you can see just how important pruning is for the health of your landscape. However, it’s not an easy task that can be done by just anyone.

June Pruning Requires Skill

Understanding which plants need June pruning and how much to prune requires experience and skill. Prune too soon and you’ll kill the plant, prune too late or too little and you’ll lose blooms. Plus different types of plants need different types of pruning.

For example, some plants like the rhododendron can be easily pruned by just simply twisting the old blooms off of the stem. Other plants, like hydrangeas, require different care for different types of blooms. Is the bloom on old growth or new growth? Should you prune it after the first bloom or only during the summer months of May and June? Roses are similarly complex. If you choose the wrong type of pruning, you could damage the whole bush.

Stop and Smell the Roses, Leave the Pruning to Professionals

You don’t have to miss out on enjoying the beauty of your favorite shrubs, trees, or bushes. The team at Landwork Contractors is here to prune your plants to create healthy beautiful plants all year long. We understand the complex needs of your plants and trees. Providing the proper care for your landscape can be time-consuming and back-breaking work. Leave the hard work to us. We will care for your landscape like it is our own. Call us today at 914-479-2537 or make an appointment online.