PLANT MAINTENANCE
Professional plant care services to keep your planters looking their best all season long.
MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Complete care for outdoor planters, porch pots, window boxes, and container gardens across Oakland County, so yours keep looking their best all season long
REGULAR WATERING
Consistent hydration tailored to your plants and to the week of weather Michigan actually gave us, with a deep root soaking at every visit.
- Daily or scheduled visits
- Weather-adjusted watering
- Moisture monitoring
PRUNING & DEADHEADING
Remove dead blooms and shape plants to encourage new growth and maintain appearance.
- Weekly deadheading
- Shape maintenance
- Growth promotion
FERTILIZATION
Water-soluble fertilizer at every visit plus slow-release feeding on a seasonal schedule, which is what keeps blooms coming into September.
- Slow-release fertilizers
- Seasonal feeding schedules
- Custom nutrient blends
PEST & DISEASE MANAGEMENT
We inspect for insects, fungus, and disease every visit and treat on the spot, with organic options, before a small problem spreads.
- Regular inspections
- Organic treatment options
- Preventive care
SOIL HEALTH
Maintain optimal soil conditions for healthy root systems and plant growth.
- Soil amendment
- Drainage monitoring
- pH balancing
SEASONAL CLEANUP
End-of-season cleanup and preparation for the next planting cycle, with all debris hauled away rather than left at the curb.
- Plant removal
- Soil refresh
- Container cleaning
WHAT A BI-WEEKLY VISIT LOOKS LIKE
A well-designed planter carries itself for a few weeks. After that it wants a hand: spent blooms pulled, a feeding, a wilting branch cut back, and somebody who notices the first aphid before it becomes a hundred. That is the work, and we do it on a schedule every other week through the growing season.
Every visit covers the same six things on every planter, so nothing gets skipped because it was not obvious that day.
- 1DEEP WATER
A thorough root soaking for every plant in every container, not a surface rinse.
- 2FERTILIZE
Water-soluble fertilizer on a regular rhythm, which is what keeps the blooms coming.
- 3DEAD HEAD
Spent flowers come off so the plant puts its energy into new buds instead of seed.
- 4PRUNE
Stray and wilting branches are cut back to keep the arrangement balanced and full.
- 5INSPECT
We check for insects, fungus, and disease, and apply a treatment on the spot if we find any.
- 6REPLACE
If a plant is not thriving, we swap it out. That is included, not an extra.
IF A PLANT DOES NOT MAKE IT
We replace it at no additional cost while your planters are under regular maintenance. Plants are living things and a hard week of weather can take one out. That coverage is the reason clients who describe themselves as having no green thumb are comfortable handing us the whole front entry.
WHO MAINTENANCE IS FOR
- Enhanced and Ultimate subscribers, who already have maintenance included
- Basic subscribers who want to add bi-weekly visits
- Anyone with existing planters or porch pots who wants professional upkeep without a subscription
- Commercial clients with entryway, patio, or storefront planters
HOW MAINTENANCE FITS WITH OUR OTHER SERVICES
Maintenance is included in the Enhanced and Ultimate tiers of our planter subscriptions, and it is available as an add-on if you are on the Basic tier. You do not need a subscription at all to book it: we take care of planters we did not design, too.
Between visits, watering is the thing most likely to slip, especially in July. A drip irrigation system handles that automatically every morning and pairs naturally with bi-weekly care. It is included in the Ultimate tier and can be added to any plan.
When the growing season closes out, we handle the seasonal cleanup and hand off to the next display, whether that is a fall pumpkin porch or winter greenery from our seasonal decor service. We visit planters across Oakland County and Metro Detroit.
Not sure whether you want visits on their own or the whole subscription? Call 248-846-0045 or email Info@DSPlanter.com and describe what you have growing. We will tell you which one actually makes sense for your property.
READY TO HAND OFF THE PLANT CARE?
Tell us what you have growing and we will build a bi-weekly visit schedule around it. Plant replacement is included.
GET IN TOUCHOR CALL US: 248-846-0045