Having your shrubbery pruned and trimmed is an important lawn maintenance task every homeowner should practice. Not only does this help keep your home pristine, but it will also improve the health of your plants. Here are a few reasons pruning should be a lawn maintenance priority.

3 Reasons You Need to Have Shrubs Pruned

1. Better Curb Appeal

Simply put, your lawn will look better when you prune your shrubs. If your landscape is overgrown or full of dead or dying plants, your home will look less appealing as a result. Removing dead or unwanted branches helps create a pleasing shape that will keep your plants beautiful, lush, and healthy.

2. Promote Shrub Growth

Pruning helps stimulate new growth production in plants and can encourage flowers and fruit to form on branches. Your plant has a bud at the end of each stem called the terminal bud that keeps the buds below it from forming. When the terminal bud is removed, it no longer produces the suppressive hormones that hinder growth. You’ll be thanked by multiple buds that spring up to take the place of the single one you removed.

3. Improve Indoor Views

House views won’t just be better from the street. Pruning and trimming shrubs will grant you unobstructed views from every window in your home. This will improve the amount of natural light a room receives. Allergy sufferers will also benefit from fewer allergens making their way through windows from too-close shrubbery.

 

Save time pruning your shrubbery this spring by leaving lawn maintenance to the experts. Lawn Innovations in Dayton, OH, has been beautifying residential and commercial properties across the South Dayton area since 2005. Their highly trained team of landscapers are skilled in handling everything from lawn mowing and patio installation to hardscape design. Learn more online or by calling them today at (937) 626-0406.