Spring Clean Up: Why it’s Important

It’s such a joy to see the fresh new growth emerging from your perennial beds at this time of year; it looks fresher when all of last year’s brown dead foliage has been removed so the flowers can readily burst forth.

• Ornamental grasses decorate the winter landscape but need to be cut back before new growth emerges so the fresh leaves aren’t hampered by the old growth
• Spring is the time to prune for naturally shapely shrubs
  • We don’t believe in “meatballing” your shrubs but there are a few that maintain a more appealing shape through the season if cut back now like Chamisa/rabbitbrush, Russian sage, and blue mist/Caryopteris to name a few
  • Encourages bigger and more prolific flowers
  • Cane roses need a hard cutting back every spring to minimize disease and put out better flowers
  • Red and yellow twig dogwood are kept healthy with colorful canes by removing the oldest canes methodically each spring
• Makes your landscape tidier and ready for all the possibility the new season holds

Spring clean-up by our trained professionals gives you a fresh start for the growing season by

• Removing the burden from your to-do list
• Encouraging bigger and more prolific flowers
• Pruning for naturally shapely shrubs
• Making your space tidier & your plants healthier

Contact us for a fresh, lively, and engaging landscape that you’ll want to spend more time in all season!

To the glory of the garden! Eva
Eva Montane, certified Landscape Designer & President of Columbine Landscapes Co