3 Steps to Prepare Your Landscape for Winter

Rochester winters can be hard on lawns, shrubs, trees, planting beds, and other landscape features. Preparing your property before freezing temperatures, snow, and ice arrive can help reduce seasonal damage and support a healthier landscape in spring. At Twin Oaks Landscape, we recommend working with a professional who can identify what your property needs and complete the right seasonal maintenance before winter sets in.

1. Clean Up and Protect Your Landscape Beds

Fall cleanup is an important first step in winter preparation. Leaves, spent annuals, broken branches, and other debris can accumulate around planting areas and make spring cleanup more difficult.

Professional landscape maintenance allows us to evaluate each area of the property rather than applying the same approach everywhere. Depending on the plants and condition of your landscape, preparation may include trimming, pruning, removing seasonal debris, refreshing beds, and addressing overgrowth. Twin Oaks provides seasonal landscape maintenance along with trimming, pruning, hedging, and other lawn and landscape services throughout the Rochester area.

2. Prepare Trees, Shrubs, and Plants for Cold Weather

Plants enter winter in different conditions, and proper preparation can help them handle the colder months. A landscaping professional can identify plants that need pruning, added protection, cleanup, or other attention before temperatures drop.

A professional winter preparation visit can help with:

• Removing damaged or problematic branches
• Cleaning debris from planting beds
• Preparing shrubs and perennial areas for winter
• Identifying plants that may need additional seasonal protection
• Addressing maintenance issues before snow makes them difficult to reach
• Planning ahead for healthier spring growth

Professional guidance is especially useful because improper pruning or poorly timed maintenance can sometimes create unnecessary stress for certain plants.

3. Have a Professional Evaluate the Entire Property

Winter preparation should go beyond individual plants. Drainage, hardscapes, retaining walls, walkways, beds, and other landscape features can all be affected by Rochester’s freeze-thaw cycles and winter moisture.

Having a professional review the property provides an opportunity to spot maintenance concerns before they are hidden beneath snow. It can also help you plan future improvements while your landscape is being prepared for the dormant season.

Prepare Your Rochester Landscape Before Winter Arrives

The best winter landscape preparation is based on the specific plants, features, and conditions of your property. Twin Oaks has provided landscape design, installation, and maintenance services in Rochester and Monroe County for more than three decades.

If you want your property properly prepared before winter, contact Twin Oaks Landscape to schedule professional seasonal maintenance and head into spring with fewer surprises. Give us a call at 585-482-2990 or email us through our secure form to get started.