Regularly pruning and caring for your bushes and shrubs will keep them looking healthy for years. Bushes and shrubs are common additions to landscaping designs. They incorporate visual interest and texture to borders and hedges while also adding shade and habitat for animals.

While bushes and shrubs are relatively easy to care for, they do require regular maintenance and pruning to keep them looking healthy and attractive. Many problems that appear in bushes, shrubs, and trees can be avoided with regular pruning during the plants early years.

Benefits of pruning bushes and shrubs

There are several benefits to pruning bushes and shrubs regularly. An ongoing maintenance plan can:

• Promote plant health by removing damaged or dying branches
• Maintain a plant’s desired shape
• Encourage new growth
• Improve plant appearance
• Protect people and property

Bushes and shrubs that aren’t pruned regularly can quickly become overgrown and susceptible to disease and damage. It’s much better for the health of the plant to receive care on a regular basis.

Best time to prune

A plant’s dormant season is the best time for most pruning. Late winter or early spring pruning, before new growth begins, leaves fresh pruning wounds opening for only a short amount of time before new growth appears and seals the opening. Another advantage to pruning in late winter or early spring is that there are few leaves obscuring your view of branches, making it easier to make pruning decisions.

Mike and the team at Great Goats Landscaping have years of experience pruning and caring for bushes, trees, and shrubs. They know the how to encourage new growth and shape bushes and shrubs into desired shapes. They also take care of all the clean up after they’ve finished pruning, leaving your yard looking tidy and ready for the summer.

There’s still time to get your shrubs pruned this spring. Give Great Goats Landscaping a call today to schedule a consultation.