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Pruning tips for Shrubs, Trees and Plants

Posted by Mosquito Squad

March 4, 2012

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®!