RESIDENTIAL MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
Lawn Care Treatment of Trees and Shrubs Schedule:
Early Spring: Horticultural Oil is applied helping to smoother insect eggs.
Spring: Insect and disease control. Provide micro nutrients to enhance color, growth and healthy roots.
Early Summer: Insect and disease control. Protecting plants from damage caused by insects such as, Japanese Beetles.
Summer: Insect and disease control. Control insect population and stress caused during summer months.
Late Fall: Insect and disease control. Control insect population and stress caused during summer months.
Winter: Annual root fertilization. Slow release fertilizer provides trees and shrubs with needed nutrients to promote healthy roots and new growth. With more colorful blooms next spring.
Lawn Care Treatment Schedule:
Early Spring: Pre and Post emergent weed control and fertilization based upon lawn needs. Controls grab grass and promotes strong root system. (Fescue Lawns receive same treatment)
Spring: same as above and spot treating for troublesome weeds.
Early Summer: Fertilization and post emergent weed control.
Summer: Time released fertilizer and post emergent weed control. (Fescue Lawns receive application of lime if needed to soil maintain correct pH balance).
Early Fall: Pre and post emergent weed control and fertilization. Fescue also treated and prepped for over-seeding and aeration. Aeration and over-seeding is at an additional cost please call us to discuss prices.
Late Fall: Pre and post emergent weed control and potassium to winterize lawn and provide barrier to weeds. Fescue lawns receive time released fertilization.
Winter: Pre and post emergent control along with potassium to encourage root growth. Fescue receives high nitrogen fertilizer.
Lawn Care Monthly Schedule
January - 2 Visits
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Clean all beds thoroughly and pull leaves out of shrubs
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Mow grass height down by 1/4-1/2 inch
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Prune crepe myrtles and ornamental grasses (this service is optional there is additional cost for service please contact office for pricing)
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Deadhead all annuals
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Blow off all pavement areas each visit including decks and porches (service preformed during each visit)
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Weekly weed control of beds
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Edging driveway and sidewalk
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February - 2 Visits
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Clean all beds thoroughly and pull leaves out of shrubs
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Prune roses and butterfly bushes
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Mow grass height down by 1/4-1/2 inch
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Enhance bed lines if needed (please note pruning is optional there is additional cost and water shrubs within 24 hours after pruning)
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Deadhead all annuals
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Weekly weed control of beds
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Edging driveway and sidewalk
March - 2 Visits
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Clean all beds thoroughly
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Continue lowering height of Bermuda gradually until we reach a height of 1 inch
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Start cutting Fescue every 2 weeks
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Weekly weed control of beds
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Edging driveway and sidewalk
April – 2 Visits
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Clean all beds thoroughly
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Keep mowing Bermuda at 1 inch and start mowing every week
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Start mowing Fescue every week at 2.5-3" inch
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Trim all ornamental evergreen trees (please note pruning is optional there is additional cost and water shrubs within 24 hours after pruning)
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Weekly weed control of beds
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Edging driveway and sidewalk
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Aerate Bermuda and other warm season grasses (service optional at additional cost)
May - 2 Visits
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Clean all beds thoroughly
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Keep mowing Bermuda at 1"-1.5" inch every week
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Fescue at 3 inches every week
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Pruning shrubs (natural prune) and shaping training roses and other climbers (please note pruning is optional there is additional cost and water shrubs within 24 hours after pruning)
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Edge beds on a weekly basis
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Deadhead perennials
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Weekly weed control of beds
June - 2 Visits
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Clean all beds thoroughly
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Raise mower decks up 1/4 inch for warm season turf 1/2 inch for cool season turf
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Prune all shrubs (Natural prune) and shaping training roses and other climbers (please note pruning is optional there is additional cost and water shrubs within 24 hours after pruning)
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Deadhead annuals and perennials, roses etc....
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Prune azaleas (pruning is optional service may be additional costs and all pruned shrubs need to be watered well within 24 hours)
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Inspect all trees and shrubs
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Weekly weed control of beds
July - 2 Visits
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Raise mower decks up 1/4 inch for warm season turf 1/2 inch for cool season turf
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Edge beds on a weekly basis
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Weekly weed control of beds
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Mow cool season turf every 2 to 3 weeks at 4 inches
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Adjust sprinkler settings as required (optional service additional cost. Sprinkler work is billed at $75.00 per hr labor only, please call office to schedule service)
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Deadhead all perennials and annuals as needed
August - 2 Visits
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Mow every week depending on weather conditions
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Edge beds on a weekly basis and enhance all bed lines
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Weekly weed control of beds
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Prune shrubs if needed (please note pruning is optional there is additional cost and water shrubs within 24 hours after pruning)
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Clean up crepe myrtles
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Deadhead perennials and annuals roses
September - 2 Visits
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Warm season grass should be at 1-2 inches
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Fescue can be brought down to 3 inches
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Aerate and over seed all Fescue areas (this service is optional there is additional cost for service please contact office for pricing)
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Prune all shrubs (please note pruning is optional there is additional cost and water shrubs within 24 hours after pruning)
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Cut back hydrangeas towards end of month (this service is optional there is additional cost for service please contact office for pricing)
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Mow, blow, and edge of beds every week
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Weekly weed control of beds
October - 2 Visits
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Leaf removal starts/blow out all beds
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Pre emerge turf areas (warm season only) fertilize fescue or lime if needed (this service is optional there is additional cost for service please contact office for pricing)
November - 2 Visits
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Leaf removal
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Edge beds twice a month
December - 2 Visits
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Leaf removal
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Lime all grass areas (per soil test) (this service is optional there is additional cost for service please contact office for pricing)