Palm and garden care · Naples, Florida
Palms pruned by the clock.
We take off dead fronds, and never cut above nine and three. We keep the rest of your garden shaped, fed and ready for storm season.
A drawing made for this page: a palm seen from the front, with a clock face around it.
The clock we prune by
Never above nine and three
Picture a clock face around the crown. A palm feeds itself through its green fronds, so the more of the clock you cut, the less it has to live on.
Dead fronds only · a normal visitBrown fronds and spent flower and fruit stalks come off; the green crown stays whole.
Nine to three · the limit, not the aimOn a normal visit only brown fronds and spent flower or fruit stalks come off. A green frond is cut only if it is a hazard or touches the house, and never above the line from nine to three.
The hurricane cut · what we won’t doStripping a palm to a few upright fronds takes away the leaves it feeds on. It can leave the tree weaker, not safer.
A Naples garden has two seasons
Most of the rain falls from mid-May to mid-October. The work changes with it, so the visits do too.
Wetmid-May to mid-October
- Dead fronds and spent stalks removed before storm season; we don’t strip palms for storms
- Hedges kept back from roofs, screens and walkways
- Drains and low beds watched after heavy rain
- A clean-up visit after a storm, when it’s safe
Drymid-October to mid-May
- Palm feeding on a schedule set for your trees
- Beds weeded, edged and mulched
- Irrigation looked over, so plants get what they need
- New planting, while the weather is kind to it
Services
What a visit can cover
01Palm pruning
Dead fronds and spent flower and fruit stalks removed, never above nine and three. Tall palms by [method, for example a lift].
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- [price per palm]
- How often
- [schedule]
02Palm feeding
A palm fertiliser on a set schedule, with the brand and amounts written on your visit note.
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- [price per visit]
- How often
- [schedule]
03Hedges and shrubs
Shaped by hand shears or trimmer, kept off the house, the lanai screen and the walkways.
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- [price]
04Beds and mulch
Weeding, edging and a fresh layer of mulch, kept clear of trunks and stems.
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- [price]
05Storm prep and clean-up
Before: dead fronds, spent stalks and coconuts down; we don’t strip palms for storms. After: branches and debris cleared when it’s safe.
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- [price]
The garden walk
Before any work, we walk the garden with you and write down what each palm and bed needs.
A drawing made for this page, standing in for footage of a real garden.
Book a garden walk
Tell us how many palms, and where the garden is.
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