Yates Proper Pruning & Landscaping

Yates Proper Pruning & Landscaping Quality landscaping maintenance. We do pruning, planting, mulching, weeding, consulting, etc. Shearing shrubs is typically the wrong thing to do.

My specialty is pruning, but I also do just about whatever is needed to maintain your garden or landscape area, such as mulching, planting, cleanup, weeding and past control. My son helps with muscle work such as mulching, digging up shrubs, and using power tools - chainsaw, weed eater. With many years of experience and training as a Master Gardener I can evaluate your landscape for any problems o

r landscaping errors. I specialize in selective pruning for the health and natural beauty of your plants. So put away that electric trimmer. Sit back in the shade and sip some icy lemonade. No more boxy bushes. No more dead wood inside. Whether you just need a little seasonal pruning, or you have a huge shrub that hasn't been tamed in years, I can do almost any job.

Such a busy season I've had. Lots of In ground plantings, Lots of pots and lots of pruning. Here's a taste Of some of t...
06/10/2026

Such a busy season I've had. Lots of In ground plantings, Lots of pots and lots of pruning. Here's a taste Of some of the beauty.

Thank you, Veterans, for your sacrifice. And thank you, Jesus, for becoming the perfect sacrifice.
05/25/2026

Thank you, Veterans, for your sacrifice. And thank you, Jesus, for becoming the perfect sacrifice.

Oakleaf hydrangea, My favorite flowering shrub.
05/22/2026

Oakleaf hydrangea, My favorite flowering shrub.

Planting or mulching trees too deeply can be detrimental. Check out this video, "how to mulch trees"
05/13/2026

Planting or mulching trees too deeply can be detrimental. Check out this video, "how to mulch trees"

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and certified arborist Matt Foti save a tree from mulch suffocation. (See below for tools and a shopping list.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Tools list for How to Properly Mulch Around a Tree: - shovel [https://amzn.t...

Making 70 pots for clients this year. Here is a sampling of some I've done so far
04/23/2026

Making 70 pots for clients this year. Here is a sampling of some I've done so far

I like to save money for my clients. Lowe's has Some good deals And I have lots of planting to do. Little pint pots of ...
04/20/2026

I like to save money for my clients. Lowe's has Some good deals And I have lots of planting to do. Little pint pots of annuals - vinca, marigolds, zinnias, Begonias, salvia - half price, $1 each. And perennials like coreopsis $4 each.

These 8 viburnums had Previously been sheared into a hedge. Now is the time to Prune them since they recently finished...
04/18/2026

These 8 viburnums had Previously been sheared into a hedge. Now is the time to Prune them since they recently finished blooming but it's a no-no for flowering shrubs to be sheared. Multi stemmed shrubs need to have some of their stems cut to the ground each year to prevent crowding. As you can see in one of the photos some of these Rubbing branches became grafted together And inside the shrub is bare branches void of foliage Since it's crowded and deprived of sunlight. I used my mini chainsaw to remove some But they were such a mess of tangled branches I Tugged and pulled but couldn't Get them out so I had to cut many more. For now it doesn't look so hot but will Start greening up and Look more natural and Full of flowers Next year. Pruning resulted in huge piles of trimmings.

First ripe strawberries A couple days ago.
04/16/2026

First ripe strawberries A couple days ago.

Crepe murder! So ugly and unhealthy. STOP IT!
04/09/2026

Crepe murder! So ugly and unhealthy. STOP IT!

Some irises I didn't get planted last year but just threw them in a bucket. With God all things are possible. Matthew 19...
04/05/2026

Some irises I didn't get planted last year but just threw them in a bucket. With God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26

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Evansville, IN
47720

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