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Many homeowners believe that their trees and
shrubs require little attention after planting, but watering,
fertilization, and proper pruning are important to your landscape's
investment. Take a few minutes to learn more about your tree and shrub
needs by following our helpful tips below.
Fertilizing
Tree & Shrub Pests
Planting Trees & Shrubs
Plants
Pruning
Just like any living thing, landscape plants
require certain nutrients to grow. Fertilizing trees and shrubs helps
supply these nutrients, supplementing those already provided by the
soil. Well-fertilized ornamental plants grow more vigorously, look
greener and healthier, and produce more flowers. The challenge is
selecting the correct fertilizers and applying them at the proper rate
and at the right time.
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Whether you have newly established
landscape plants or stately mature trees and abundantly flowering
shrubs, you have to stay on guard against opportunistic enemies.
Certain insects, mites, and diseases, if not properly controlled, can
weaken your trees and shrubs, making them unattractive and possibly
causing them to die. Fortunately, with extra vigilance and a little
preventive care, you can help reduce these problems and protect your
plants' health and beauty.
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You've purchased the most promising
trees, shrubs, or groundcovers for your landscape and are ready to
plant. With careful handling and a little extra preparation, you can
help prevent some of the problems that interfere with healthy plant
establishment.
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We've all been there: a vibrant,
attractive flowering shrub at the garden center catches our eye.
Smitten, we take it home and give it a place of honor in our
landscape, only to watch it wither and die in a matter of months.
If you only consider decorative appeal when deciding which plants to
buy, chances are you're headed for a rocky relationship.
Understandably, you're attracted to color, size, shape, texture,
flowers, fruit, and other qualities. But looks aren't everything
when selecting the best ornamental plants for your landscape.
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A little well-timed pruning goes a
long way toward improving your landscape and protecting your
investment. According to the experts there are many good reasons to
prune:
 | Properly pruned shrubs and trees
look more attractive, and grow healthier and more vigorously.
| When you prune plants to let in
more air and light, surrounding plants and turfgrass often
benefit.
| Pruning maintains or reduces the
size of the plant and removes dead, diseased, and/or broken
branches.
| Pruning returns plants to their
more natural growth patterns and makes them stronger by
removing suckers, water sprouts, or other weak limbs and
branches.
| Left unchecked, trees and shrubs
can outgrow their locations, becoming unsightly.
| Pruning removes branches and
limbs that pose a hazard to people, homes, or power lines |
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