After investing time and money into a gorgeous landscape design or backyard garden, you must also invest time into caring for and maintaining your outdoor living spaces. Even if you don’t have the time, skills, or tools needed for maintaining your Tucson landscaping, a professional landscape maintenance company can help. Here are some great tips for maintaining your Tucson landscaping so that it stays beautiful and healthy year-round.
Tree and Shrub Trimming and Pruning
It’s important to stick to a consistent tree and shrub care routine throughout the year. Your trees and shrubs should be pruned, trimmed, and protected from pests and disease each season. Regularly trimming and pruning trees and shrubs will reduce the risk of storm and wind damage, along with heat damage.
Pest and Insect Control
Arizona is home to many pests and insects that can wreak havoc on your trees, shrubs, and plants. You need to protect your landscaping from moths, caterpillars, aphids, chinch bugs, palo verde beetles, carpenter bees, paper wasps, termites, rabbits, javelinas, coyotes, and more. You should also make sure your backyard doesn’t become a breeding ground for mosquitoes, flies, or gnats.
Plant Care and Maintenance
The plants in your backyard or around your home will require specialized care based on their species. Some plants may need to be watered every day and protected from full sun exposure or excess heat or cold. Others may be low-maintenance, particularly native plants, cacti, and succulents. You may need to create a schedule to keep track of when and how long plants should be watered, pruned, and cared for.
Irrigation System Maintenance
An irrigation system can take the guesswork out of your watering schedule. It should be adjusted seasonally, as plants need different levels of water during different seasons. You will also need to schedule regular inspections, maintenance, and repairs.
Weed Control
Spring and summer weeds can affect the health of your plants and the beauty of your landscaping. Weed control should include preventive measures and weed control chemicals. You should also consider using landscaping rocks, mulch, and landscaping cloth to prevent weed growth.
Lawn Care
If you have a natural lawn, you will need to mow it regularly and check it for signs of pests, weeds, mold and mildew, and other issues. You will also have to schedule fertilization, aeration, and other seasonal lawn care services.
Erosion Control
Erosion control methods can prevent soil loss, migration, flooding, and landscape damage due to human and animal activity, wind, and rain. You should consider retaining walls, drainage, matting, blankets, and riprap to prevent erosion.
At Horticulture Limited, we have a team of experts who have decades of experience in landscape maintenance. We specialize in helping home and business owners protect their landscaping and gardens and ensure they stay beautiful all year long. Our landscape maintenance services in Arizona include tree services, trimming and pruning, pest and insect control, erosion control, irrigation services, weed control, and more. Call us today at (520) 321-4678 or contact us online to set up an initial consultation for landscape maintenance services.