Did you know that last years disease can over winter and infect the same plants this year? Last year was a particularly wet spring and summer. Subsequently, there were many disease/ fungus that occurred last growing season. Those diseases lay dormant over winter in the leaf litter from the previous year. To give the plants the best chance of not falling victim to the same disease two years in a row, you need to remove all of the leaf litter, infected shoots and or cankers to keep them from reinfecting the plant.
A thorough spring clean up not only makes your landscape look better, it also increases the likely hood that your plants will be healthier in the coming months. There are many other issues that pop up in the spring that affect what your landscape plants will look like in the summer and fall months.
As always we have comprehensive landscape maintenance and lawn care packages to help you enjoy your property to it’s fullest! Let us know if we can help.