SUPPORT FOR YOUR LANDSCAPE
Rutland HortPRO
— HortPRO Landscape Protection —
Our knowledgeable team will help maintain and defend your landscape to ensure optimal health. We’ll keep a close eye on your trees, shrubs, and other plantings to prevent disease and insect infestations, and ensure healthy growth for a beautiful landscape.
COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS
Program Benefits
~ 1 Deep Root Zone Fertilization
~ 1 Horticultural Oil (Dormant Oil)
~ Spring Insect/Disease Control
~ Summer Insect/Disease Control
~ Fall Insect/Disease Control
~ Continual Monitoring and Prevention
~ **FREE Service Calls
— Additional HortPRO Offerings —
Deer
Repellant
During the winter, when food sources are scarce, deer may begin looking to your plantings for their next meal—which can affect their growth and health. We can help prevent deer from eating and destroying your landscape with an organic solution that will not harm these animals.
(Typically 2-3 applications)
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Our knowledgeable team sprays a capsaicin-based (hot-pepper extract) product called Miller’s Hot sauce onto trees and shrubs throughout your property that deer tend to feast on. It’s organic, eco-friendly, and does not hurt the deer. It’s a product that you can feel good about being used on your property.
The hot-pepper extract has a strong scent that is enough to turn deer away, but if they take a bite out of a treated plant, they won’t like the heat or taste and will no longer munch on your plantings.
Anti-
Desiccants
Highly trained technicians will protect your broadleaf evergreens and young or transplanted trees from harsh winter-weather conditions, such as frigid temperatures, strong winds, and snowstorms. These applications help secure the moisture within the leaves, to keep your plantings healthy and strong in the cold.
(Late fall application)
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When the ground freezes in the winter, it is difficult for plantings to access the water they need—resulting in depleted moisture within the leaves. Without ample moisture, harsh weather conditions can lead to sunscald, windburn, or even death in severe cases.
We apply anti-desiccants in late fall as the temperatures are just beginning to drop. The application process involves spraying the anti-desiccant onto the leaves and needles of specific plantings. You can rest easy knowing that this application is organic, biodegradable, and eco-friendly.
Specialty Trunk
Injections
If your tree has been affected by disease or infested with insects such as borers, spider mites, and aphids, our experienced team can help. Treatment involves using specialty equipment to perform a trunk injection—to eliminate the source of harm quickly and effectively and protect the tree’s health.
(Typically one treatment)
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SpecialtyTrunk injections are an eco-friendly alternative to spraying trees and using soil-applied pesticides for insect and pest control. Injections limit the impact on your family, pets, and the surrounding environment.
Once injected, the tree’s vascular system distributes the “medicine” throughout the tree—leading to faster results than traditional pesticide applications. Our dedication to maintaining healthy landscapes ensures your trees are restored to good health, so they’re thriving, not just surviving.
Gypsy Moth
Spraying
This invasive pest is destructive in the caterpillar stage. It feasts on the leaves of more than 300 species of trees and shrubs, causing damage to tree branches or stripping shrubs bare. We help protect your landscape with targeted treatments and prevent these pests from ever arriving on your property.
(Cyclical applications)
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A single gypsy moth caterpillar can consume up to a square foot of leaves in just one day, demonstrating the massive destruction this insect can cause throughout a landscape. Trees and shrubs become weaker with each attack and more susceptible to disease and pest infestation.
To eliminate these pests ahead of time, the best prevention is to ensure your trees and shrubs are well-nourished, healthy, and strong. Our expert technicians apply horticultural oil insect spray, which helps prevent infestations.
EXPERT CARE
Thriving Landscapes
Make sure your landscape is healthy and strong so it can maintain a beautiful appearance. Our highly trained team can identify and treat potential concerns before they get out of hand.
The combination of our skilled approach, attention to detail, and use of proven treatments will lead to a fully protected landscape.
“Great family company. They started working on my lawn in the fall of 2019 and have been improving it every season. Prices are reasonable and every one of their technicians took their time and seems to have treated my lawn like their own. Would HIGHLY recommend this company.”
— BILL M. VIA ANGI
“This is our third season with Rutland Lawn Care and we couldn’t be happier. The Rutland Lawn Care team is professional, courteous and so accommodating!”
— DEBRA K. VIA GOOGLE REVIEWS
“Doing business with Rutland Turf Care has been a wonderful experience - from ease of setting up the lawn program of my choice, to even coordinating timing with other services by other providers so as not to interfere with each other. The technicians are polite and respectful of my property, always leaving a detailed report of what was covered during the service. And finally, the price for their services are reasonable and competitive. I highly recommend Rutland Turf Care for any of your lawn needs!”
— KAREN T. VIA GOOGLE REVIEWS
Frequently Asked Questions
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The HortPRO program covers plant health care for the trees and shrubs in your landscape, helping them stay vibrant, strong, and protected through the season. This includes feeding and treatments that support plant vigor and guard against common stresses in the New England climate. Healthy trees and shrubs are a long-term investment, and ongoing care protects that value.
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Trees and shrubs often struggle because of nutrient deficiencies, pests, disease, or environmental stress that builds up over time without regular care. Rutland Turfcare's HortPRO program is designed to identify and address these issues with scheduled plant health treatments. A professional assessment is the best way to pinpoint what your specific plants need.
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Tree and shrub care under the HortPRO program is designed to cover the woody plants across your whole property as part of one coordinated plan. Treating them together keeps your landscape consistent and makes ongoing care simpler to manage. We tailor the program to the mix of plants you have.
PREVENTATIVE & REMEDIAL SERVICE