Round 1: Spring Dormant Oil - The horticultural oil will provide early protection to specific trees and shrubs by controlling egg stages of pests before hatching occurs.
Round 2: Spring Fertilization - The fertilizer will enhance blooming, budding, and overall health of your landscape.
Round 3: Insect and Disease - Insect and disease sprays are applied to specific trees and shrubs during the spring to keep pests and disease incidence below a damaging threshold, including apple scab and saw flies.
Round 4: Insect and Disease - Insect and disease sprays are applied to control pests and diseases that are active during the hot, dry months. This is usually around the time that the Japanese beetles become active.
Round 5: Insect and Disease - Insect and disease sprays are applied to control pests and diseases that are active in the late summer months, including fall web worms and spider mites.
Round 6: Fall Fertilizer - Fall fertilization will provide extra nutrients to trees and shrubs before winter starts.
Round 7: Fall Dormant Oil - The dormant oil will control egg stages of pests that have been deposited on the trees and shrubs during the summer months.
Round 8: Antidesiccant - The antidesiccant is applied to broadleaf evergreens to minimize drying and browning that may occur during the winter.
Round 9: Deer Guard - Deer Guard is applied to susceptible shrubs to deter deer from feeding and thus damaging the plants.
Deer Tick - Sprays are also available to minimize the deer tick population.
Reducing deer tick populations on your property will limit your contact with deer ticks that may carry Lyme Disease.
Whether you need help with a single tree or shrub, or are interested in establishing a full-service tree and shrub care plan, contact us for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation on your property with a Prescription Turf Services professional.
Landscapes are most often comprised of ornamental trees and shrubs which are integral to an attractive, lush environment. Various selections of these perennial plants can provide year-round beauty with colorful flowers, showy fruit, striking autumn foliage, and rustic winter bark. The functional values of your landscape provide refreshing shade, barriers against gusting wind, hide unsightly views, and help to buffer unwanted noise. In addition, plants produce oxygen, filter the air by absorbing dust, and help reduce the concentration of pollutants.
Proper plant selection is the first step to assuring an attractive and functional landscape. It is essential that trees and shrubs are selected that fit the condition of the site and that provide the ornamental features desired in the landscape.

Once the proper plant selections have been placed in the landscape, the next step is proper care. Without proper maintenance, even the healthiest, well-planted landscape will begin to decline.
Most insect activity will be an annual occurrence. For instance, Japanese beetles are almost always going to be an issue in July, and certain disease problems can also occur yearly if the conditions are conducive. The program we have developed is designed to be both preventative and curative. Its overall goal is to reduce or minimize any damage that could occur from harmful pests and diseases.
Contact us today to schedule a no-obligation visit from a Prescription Turf Services professional and your complimentary assessment and individual service suggestions. CLICK HERE to send us an e-mail, or you can telephone us at 1-978-777-1663, or call toll-free in Massachusetts at 1-800-698-1663.
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