Landscape Care Calendar

September

  • Plant new trees and shrubs
  • Continue to water lawn, but adjust as temperatures cool
  • Treat trees and shrubs for late season insects and mites
  • Arrange a storm damage prevention audit
  • Continue to water trees and shrubs suffering from summer stress

October

  • Apply deer repellent
  • Nourish your trees and shrubs with a deep root fertilization
  • Mulch beds of broadleaved evergreens (rhododendrons, azaleas, etc)
  • Consider an organic tick treatment

November

  • Prune, cable and brace trees to help reduce the risk of storm damage
  • Prune back perennials
  • Review and confirm your plant health care and lawn programs for the coming year

December/January/February

  • Prune fruit trees to enhance fruit production
  • Perform maintenance pruning of shade trees and ornamentals
  • Grind stumps
  • Perform woodlot management
  • Schedule inspection of your trees cables and lightning protection systems
  • Prune evergreen branches for indoor winter decoration
  • Take down dead or hazardous trees

 

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