Last winter did a number on many trees and shrubs across parts of Texas, leaving many homeowners with dead and dying foliage. Did you have mature plantings affected by the cold snap last winter? If so, you’re probably like everyone else in that you have given those shrubs and smaller trees all spring and summer to recuperate, hoping for the best.
Maybe you got lucky and some of your plantings did eventually come back, but maybe not? With more than six months to rebound, and a wet summer to help them along, it is probably safe to say that any bushes or trees that have not bounced back will not be growing any more new leaves. Instead, you are now left with unsightly dead plants detracting from what was once beautiful landscaping around your house.
Now, what do you do? You call Welch Construction so we can take care of it for you.
Fall is the best time to plant new bushes, shrubs, and trees so they have the best chance of survival, after all. The weather is just warm enough that the roots can start growing to stabilize the plant over the winter without the bush or tree spending its energy growing new foliage as it does in the spring. The roots will grow into the soil and, as the weather gets cooler, the plant will go into its winter dormancy until spring, when the roots and top growth will no longer be competing with each other over energy stores.
Welch Construction has the experience and equipment to correctly remove dead plantings, then replace them with new ones that will flourish in the spring. We can even help you plan out a more attractive landscape around your property by advising on the best plants to include if you’re looking for a change. In either case, fall is the ideal time to do landscaping cleanouts and spruce-ups for best results come springtime.
If you have been watching those dead bushes for months now trying to give them every last chance to survive, don’t miss your opportunity this year to remove them and start over again. The sooner you call Welch to get those new shrubs into the ground this fall so they can take root, the stronger they will be as they spring to life next year. Your restored home landscape awaits!
