Can you even prepare your shrubs and bushes for storm season? Everything you need to know.

The best you can do for the health and structural stability of your bushes and shrubs, both leading up to hurricane season and year-round, is to make sure they are pruned and trimmed regularly. There’s no set amount of time to necessarily stick to; the best rule of thumb is to make sure they get a good trim when they begin to look uneven or unruly. Generally, the best way to keep your bushes and shrubs growing strong is to go for smaller, more frequent prunings than more thorough, but less frequent ones. The regular trimming challenges the branches to fortify themselves, improving their stability and better preparing them to stay intact through hurricane-level winds. Inspect your bushes and shrubs now and call in a professional to prune them as needed while there’s plenty of time for them to refortify.

Don’t wait until hurricane season is well underway in order to get your shrubs and bushes pruned. If you do this too closely to a hurricane, it can exacerbate the damage: stray branches and leaves can be left behind and caught in the wind. Instead, opt for midsummer (July is ideal), which is far enough away from hurricane season that any stray branches are cleared away, but close enough that no pruning or trimming will be necessary at the last minute.

Once a hurricane is on its way, make sure you clear away any twigs, leaves, or other stray branches in or around your shrubs in order to prevent them from becoming projectiles during the storm.

Of course, thorough property care before a hurricane goes beyond pruning your shrubs and bushes. To make sure that your property is well set up for hurricane season, the best thing you can do is have it inspected by a reliable property maintenance professional. They will help to identify any potential issues with your property, including unruly shrubs and bushes, trees that need pruning, and even trees that are diseased or decayed. By being proactive about your property care now, you’ll help make sure your property is as well set up as possible for hurricane season later.

The best way to prepare your shrubs and bushes for storm season is to be proactive. Reach out to a trusted property maintenance professional to inspect your property and take care of everything that should be addressed before storm season begins. To get a free quote on your property maintenance services, click here.