Every property owner in North Carolina should keep their plants looking their best so they continue to be a focal point for the property. In order to achieve this, you will need to trim and prune your plants throughout the year. Although both of these services provide amazing benefits, they both have their own specific purpose. Trimming is for aesthetic purposes and will help keep your plants well-manicured. Pruning is performed for the health of your plants and helps prevent damaged, diseased, or insect-infested parts of your plants from spreading. Because these two services are meticulous, it is best that you always hire professionals to trim and prune your plants. They will know when and how to trim and prune your plants to ensure no damage is caused!

What is trimming and how does it benefit your plants?

A plant being trimmed in a landscape bed in Jamestown, NC.

Trimming is done to help your plants keep their aesthetically pleasing look. It involves cutting back parts of your plants to prevent them from becoming overgrown and unkempt. Trimming helps keep the natural shape of your plants and makes sure they have a neat-looking appearance. One of the great benefits of trimming your plants is that it opens up areas around your plants to help more sunlight reach them. This will allow your plants to always look their best, but it will also give them better opportunities to receive natural resources.

A trimming service can be performed any time your plants start looking unkempt and negatively affect your curb appeal.

What is pruning and how does it benefit your plants?

Gloved professional pruning a plant in a landscape bed in Greensboro, NC.

Pruning is done to remove damaged, diseased, or insect-infested areas on your plants to help stop those issues from spreading to other parts of your plants. If these areas are not controlled properly, the health of your plants is put at risk. Pruning will help free up vital nutrients for the healthy parts of your plant instead of these important nutrients being wasted on problematic areas. Unlike trimming, pruning can only be done at certain times of the year and only when absolutely needed. If done incorrectly or at the wrong time, pruning can actually damage your plants!

Always hire professionals to trim and prune your plants.

The process of trimming and pruning may sound simple, but they both are highly detailed and need to be performed carefully. Because of this, you should always hire professionals to trim and prune your plants. If you do it yourself and you trim too much or prune at the wrong time, you can cause serious damage to your plants. Professionals have extensive knowledge about the plants in your area. They will know when and how to trim and prune your plants to make sure that no damage is caused to them. When done correctly by experts, trimming and pruning can greatly benefit the health and appearance of your plants.

Give us a call to schedule our full-service landscape maintenance program that includes trimming and pruning.

At Ideal Landscaping & Irrigation, we have been offering our full-service landscape maintenance program to properties in the Greensboro, NC, area since 1999. Our trimming and pruning service that is included in this program is highly detailed and ensures that your plants will be looking their best throughout the year. Our professionals know when and how to trim and prune your plants to make sure no damage is caused! Our services are offered to commercial, residential, and HOA properties in Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Summerfield, NC, and throughout the surrounding areas. Give us a call today at (336) 396-9191 to schedule our full-service landscape maintenance program that includes trimming and pruning! We look forward to hearing from you soon.