The Gardens on Spring Creek

  What’s Blooming:   Structural Pruning by Jacob Mares, Arborist and Horticulturist, Gardens on Spring Creek   Winter is a great time to take a moment to assess the plants in our landscapes. Deciduous trees remain dormant during these stretches of low temperatures, and the absence of leaves provides us with an opportunity to critique and correct structural issues.  Often, the care of trees in our landscape is relegated to what happens at ground level. While watering and mulching are integral parts of establishing healthy trees, the shape of your trees’ crown can develop problems over time that can lead to limb failure and an untimely demise. We can mitigate this damage by correcting structural defects early and often. Keeping an eye out for these problems starts the minute we purchase the tree and should continue well into the tree’s lifetime. Most trees can be assessed and / or pruned every other year during establishment, and every three to five years once mature.   This type of