Spring is in full swing; the birds are chirping, the grass is turning green, and the plants are growing! It’s gardening season! This is the perfect time to shape your shrubs so they grow how you want them. This is going to require pruning, trimming, and shaping before their...
Make sure your plants are happy, healthy and well-watered this summer with the help from our team here at Five Star Tree Services! We are going to go over when the best time is to water your different plants. When To Water Plants Generally, the best time to provide...
Summer is full of long hot days full of sunshine. Although people love this kind of weather, your plants are going to need a lot of water in order to be healthy and not stressed. This makes it important for you to know how to properly water them consistently....
Having trees in Richmond Hill is very important for their value in long-term planning. Trees are alive and help clean the air we breathe. Regularly maintaining your tree is important in order to keep it healthy and guarantee its structural safety, along with the overall aesthetic of its shape....
Two primary factors are considered when a tree assessment is done by an arborist. #1 is the structural integrity of the tree and #2 is the overall vigor of it. Pruning is the basic foundation of tree care in urban areas and it also affects these two primary factors....
In order to keep your trees healthy, pruning is an essential step. But there are good and bad ways to prune a tree. If you use improper techniques and the wrong timing, you could end up harming your tree, permanently. This is why it is so important to follow...
Winter has finally ended and spring is finally here. Now that the warmer weather is upon us, this means our trees need a bit of TLC. If you are a new homeowner, have owned your home for a while, or just looking for some new tips, our team here...
An often overlooked and misunderstood maintenance procedure is irrigating shrubs and trees. This is actually a very important, regular thing that should be done. However, there is a varying frequency that is based on things like how much water each shrub and tree requires. Maintaining a regular watering routine...
If your beautiful Japanese Maple is getting dry, curling leaves, this typically means that the roots are weak from the amount of water it is being exposed to. One of two things could be happening; the more likely is that the soil is too wet but occasionally it’s from...
Trees are beautiful, majestic, living beings. There can be endless fascination regarding them. They can be mysterious, enduring, strong, and inspiring. This might be surprising, but we still don’t know everything about them and the knowledge of how we understand them is a continuous process. However, there is one...