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Showing posts with label competition in the landscape competition pressure for light nutrients water space. Show all posts
Showing posts with label competition in the landscape competition pressure for light nutrients water space. Show all posts

Monday, May 21, 2012

LandscapExperts Tip of the Week, May 21, 2012


Factors Contributing to Landscape Decline: Diminished Water, Light + Space

Over time, landscape plants can overgrow their spaces, and can feel the competition pressure from surrounding plants for physical space, light, nutrients, water; all essential elements required for plant health.
  • Hedges or shrubs once branched all the way to the ground may loose branches that were shaded out
  • Flowers that once enveloped a shrub may be limited to the upper and outer ends of the branches. 
  • Some landscape plants are more vigorous than others, and will out-compete for scarce resources such as light or moisture
  • Still others can lose the competition game because they were not originally selected for the location, or perhaps the conditions have changed (increasing shade is a given).

Your Crabapple LandscapExperts Team can sort this type of landscape decline out for you, and give the properties you manage new curb appeal.