A New Year to Trim the Fat Off Your Property

January is always an exciting time. Everyone gets excited about the New Year, and they make resolutions. Some people will change something in their life. For example, people will go on diets after eating so much over the winter and holidays. Your property may need to go on a diet, too – trimming back some of that unhealthy stuff.

The wintertime may be considered “downtime” for your property, but it is still a critical time. Now is when you figure out what needs to be done on your property to last until the spring and how prepared you are for the spring season. So, if you are working out and getting healthy for yourself, also trim the fat off your property! 

First step: shrub trimming service! A shrub trimming service is first done from June until July. Then the service starts up again in October and continues until February. 

A shrub trimming service allows you to maintain the health of your shrubs by clipping or cutting off the tips of the plant. When the service is provided, one to two inches of the plant is typically cut off at once. 

Did you know that people participate in the art form of shrub/hedge trimming called Topiary and competitions held for it? 

How Shrub Trimming Makes a Difference

Shrub trimming is part of your routine landscape maintenance. Landscape maintenance is essential all year round – even when we are starting a new one. Getting a service done this time of year offers many benefits. 

Just like us starting diets, shrub trimming targets zoned areas, takes a little off at a time and is good for your property’s well-being and your well-being.

Targeted Areas

There are sections of your shrubs that are overgrown and need to be worked on more than in other areas. Sometimes a shrub can prevent sunlight or visibility to other areas of your property that need it. In some cases, your shrub may get so large that the entire plant does not get its needed sunlight. 

By trimming the shrub, you maintain its size and shape and ensure the entire plant gets the sunlight it needs to stay healthy. Without sunlight and nutrients, the shrub can be overwhelmed with disease and eventually decay. That is why the common areas to trim are decayed or diseased parts of the plant to ensure its health. 

An inch or two of the shrub is taken off per service most of the time. By doing so, you remove any diseased/decaying areas and overgrown areas of the plant that are not getting sunlight. Keeping that vitamin D flowing to the roots is crucial, especially when the ground is cold. Any diseased parts risk spreading the yuck to the healthy parts of the plant – and worse, down to the root. 

Overall Affect on Your Property 

Getting a shrub trimming service done affects the plants themselves and your property’s overall health and look. 

The most common one is your property’s curb appeal. When we lose weight or change a haircut, people notice instantly! That is because your look has changed, and people love to tell you when you look good! The same goes for your property. 

When your shrubs are trimmed alongside a seasonal cleanup service (also something to get done this time of year), there is a tremendous boost to your property’s curb appeal. Try boosting that boost even further with shrubs that act as borders around your property! 

Being safety-minded is essential to maintaining a healthy property. Unfortunately, the diseased and decayed parts of the shrub are attracting unwanted and dangerous pests and insects to your property. Especially during this time of year, pests are looking to either hibernate or go into areas not often busy. That is why overgrown or unhealthy shrubs are significant areas for them to nest because they know no one is there taking care of the shrubs. 

With it being winter, the more pests and insects you have in your shrubs, the more likely they might make their way into your home or property. The key is to trim your shrubs and not have to worry about them or your property! 

Mental Health

Just like working out and dieting is good for your mental health, so is shrub trimming! 

If you are trying to get all the needed work done on your property on your own, it can be not easy. It isn’t easy to get everything done in those 24 hours with an already demanding schedule. 

When you get a trimming service done for you, you work with professionals to control your property’s shrubs’ growth and health. You are not doing the labor yourself, getting materials, making the time, etc. Instead, you hire the pros to complete the service and then enjoy the perks of looking at a beautiful bright green, healthy plant. 

It is essential to relieve the stress and create more time for you. Also, being around and looking at all the beautiful plants on your property will make you feel better as well. 

How does a financial boost sound to help your mental health? By maintaining your property and hiring professionals to perform the labor, you are not just increasing your property’s curb appeal; you are also increasing its overall value! 

 All these benefits mentioned, such as curb appeal and pest control, are guaranteed when you hire professionals to provide the work for you. In addition, their knowledge, expertise, and experience will make your life easier and your property healthier! 

Perfection Lawn and Landscape are committed to trimming Owensboro and the surrounding areas’ shrubs the right way, right on time – always friendly and professional. You should only accept Perfection!