Residential Grounds Maintenance Program

Spring Clean Up – 1 VISIT (APRIL)

• Dethatch and rake all lawn areas
• Remove debris from all lawn and garden areas
• Prune winter kill and remove any perennials remaining from last season
• Cultivate and edge all garden and tree wells
• Apply granular fertilizer to all plants and shrubs

WEEKLY LAWN MAINTENANCE (MAY TO MID OCTOBER)

• Debris and garbage will be removed prior to cutting
• String trimming around all buildings, gardens and walkways
• Height of grass will be maintained at 2-2.5”
• Adjustments to mower height will occur when weather conditions are hot and dry to avoid turf damage
• All areas will be blown clean upon completion

WEEKLY GARDEN MAINTENANCE (MAY TO MID OCTOBER)

• All gardens and tree wells will be weeded, cultivated and edged to maintain a neat weed free appearance
• Bi-weekly garden cultivation will occur
• Generally half of all gardens and tree wells will be completed in 1 visit and the other half the following visit
• Perennial flowers which are spent will be removed as necessary
• Annual flowers such as geraniums will be dead headed as required

PRUNING

• All flowering shrubs once flowering has completed
• Evergreens, hedges, groundcover and vines under 12ft will occur after the spring flush of new growth
• All pruning will be completed according to the plants individual needs and customer preference
• All debris will be removed from the property

FALL CLEAN UP (OCTOBER – NOVEMBER)

• Removal of all debris including leaves, annuals and perennials
• All lawn and garden areas will be raked or blown clean as required
• This is not a weekly service, but as deemed necessary
• Final grass cutting and clean up will be determined according to weather conditions

LAWN PROGRAM

• 3 Fertilizer applications:
  • MAY – Slow release granular fertilizer
  • JULY – slow release granular fertilizer to maintain turf during stressful summer months
  • OCTOBER/NOVEMBER – Fall slow release granular fertilizer promoting root growth and spring green up