Ornamental tree and shrub care for Bethesda, MD 20814

Prevention, prevention, prevention! The key to healthy plants and ornamentals is exactly that: prevention. BOG uses an organic eco-friendly approach for the care of your landscaping. By inspecting the landscaping we are better able to prevent a minor issue from becoming a major problem for you. Keeping an insect egg sack form hatching surely will help your shrubbery from being overrun with destructive pests. A coat of wax, applied in the early spring will help in the growth of a healthy planting.

We prefer to inspect multiple times during the year and use prevention as our key. By using fertilizer and preventive measures we can make a substantial difference in your landscape. Contact us for a free inspection of your landscape shrubs and ornamental trees.

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The Tree/Shrub program will protect your investment in your landscape by controlling:

• Insects
• Diseases
• Harsh winter winds and ice
• Essential nutrients in the soil

How? Our customized 6 step program will keep your landscape healthy and beautiful.

• Early Spring: We apply a horticultural oil treatment before insects have a chance to develop. This oil prevents insects from hatching, before they can damage your landscape. We apply a balanced slow release fertilizer with micro-nutrients and iron to the root zone of your plants. These essential nutrients will promote root development, and foliage growth.


• Mid-Spring: Each plant is individually treated to protect them from spring insects (lace bugs, caterpillars, and mitts) and disease (leaf spot, scale, and rust). Nutrients are applied as needed.


• Early Summer: Each plant is individually treated to protect them from summer insects (Bag Worms, mites, and beetles) and Disease (powdery mildew, leaf spot, scale) Nutrients are applied as needed.


• Late Summer: Summer is when insect and disease problems often spread quickly. Both insects and diseases are monitored and treated as needed. Nutrients are applied as needed.


• Fall: Deep root injection to susceptible plants with systemic insecticide provides protection against harmful pests like emerald ash borer, hemlock wooly adelgid, and scale plus a fully-soluble fertilizer product that provides both chemical and biological fertility. Apply balanced fertilizer slow release fertilizer to all other plants.


• Winter: We apply a wax coat to protect your plants from drying out in the cold and ice of the winter and harsh winds.

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