What is Plant Health Care?
Plant Health Care (PHC) is a holistic approach to landscape design and maintenance. Plants, when given the proper growing conditions, are less likely to develop disease and insect problems. While past methods relied on treating symptoms, PHC emphasizes preventative treatments that are not only environmentally safer, but more effective and less costly in the long run.
The objective of Plant Health Care (PHC) is a health and preservation program for your property. A PHC program will promote vitality, value and beauty of your landscape and in the case of trees safety, using the most cost-effective and environmentally sensitive practices and treatments available. Almsteads PHC approach to tree and shrub preservation is tailored specifically to your landscape s plant material. Plant Health Care involves monitoring, using preventative treatments, and adopting a strong commitment to working closely with you, the tree owner.
Plant Health Care, also called PHC, offers a total health approach to landscape and plant health. How PHC Landscape Programs Work Traditional landscape pest control programs rely on what are called “cover sprays.” The pest control sprays offered to the client are based on the company’s knowledge of common pest problems and control measures in the service area. The cover spray type, method, and timing are pre-determined by the company.The client may have the option to choose from a number of pest control programs based on the client’s priorities. Traditional pest control programs are not necessarily obsolete or “bad” for the environment and may be the best option for clients who have overriding concerns about program cost or are only concerned about one specific pest problem. In contrast, plant health care (PHC) technicians consider the landscape as a whole when deciding how to best care for plants.
