Maintenance Schedule

Winter

December

  • Leaf Removal (Push to Complete)
  • Blowing of All Paved Areas and Debris Removal (Total Clean-Up)
  • Tree Sucker Removal
  • Post-emergence Weed Control As Needed, Shrubs and Turf
  • Start Tree Raising of Lower Limbs
  • Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Installed By Our Company)
  • Start Winter Pine Straw Mulching After Leaf Removal

January

  • Begin Turf Pre-emergence Herbicides (1st Treatment)
  • Final Leaf Removal
  • Tree Raising of Lower Limbs
  • Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Installed By Our Company)
  • Spray Any Fescue in Bermuda Turf
  • Pine Straw Mulch Applications (If Requested)
  • Post-emergence Weed Control for Turf and Beds (As Needed)
  • Crape Myrtle Pruning
  • Liriope Cut Back
  • Winter Pruning of Shrubs
  • Begin Turf Scalping (Bermuda and Zoysia ONLY)

February

  • Turf Scalping (Bermuda and Zoysia Only)
  • Turf Fertilization of Fescue
  • Remove all Fescue in Bermuda Turf Areas
  • Tree Raising and Sucker Removal
  • Finish Turf Pre-emergence Herbicides (1st Treatment)
  • Turf Post-emergence Herbicides
  • Liriope Cut Back
  • Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Installed By Our Company)
  • Pine Straw Applications (If Requested)
  • Finish Winter Pruning of shrubs

Spring

March

  • Finish All Liriope and Pampas Grass Cut Back
  • Finish Turf Scalping (Bermuda and Zoysia ONLY)
  • Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Installed By Our Company)
  • Finish Final Mulch Applications
  • Bed Pre-emergence Herbicides Applications
  • Remove Die Back From Lower Limbs in Small Trees
  • Spring Tree and Shrub Fertilization
  • Rose Bush Pruning
  • Finish Pruning of Crape Myrtles

April

  • Turf Fertilization (High Nitrogen; Slow Release)
  • Turf Post-emergence Herbicides
  • Shrub Pruning of New Growth (As Needed)
  • Spring Start-Up of Irrigation System
  • Inspect Trees, Turf, Shrubs for Insects and Disease and Treat If Needed
  • Start Spring Flower Installation
  • Begin Full-Scale Turf Mowing, Trimming and Edging
  • Begin 2nd Turf Pre-emergence Herbicide Treatments

May

  • Finish 2nd Turf Pre-emergence Herbicides Treatment
  • Mitocides/Iron On Junipers
  • Fertilize, Deadhead and Weed Flowers As Needed (If Installed By Our Company)
  • Turf Post-emergence Weed Control (As Needed)
  • Turf Mowing and Edging
  • Turf and Bed Trimming
  • Pruning of Shrubs (As Needed)
  • Treat Any Turf or Shrub Insect or Disease Infestations (If Necessary)
  • Fertilize Any Turf Exhibiting Poor Green-Up (Use Iron for a Greener Color)
  • Remove Tree Suckers and Any Vines From Shrubs

Summer

June

  • Finish Flower Installation
  • Mitocides/Iron On Non-Green Junipers
  • Turf Fertilization (Slow Release)
  • Turf Mowing and Edging
  • Turf Post-emergence Weed Control (As Needed)
  • Bed Trimming
  • Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Installed By Our Company)
  • Pruning of Shrubs (As Needed)
  • Prune Azaleas After Bloom Senescence
  • Fertilize Azaleas
  • Check For Turf and Shrub Insect Infestations or Disease, and Treat As Necessary
  • Remove Tree Suckers and Any Vines From Shrubs

July

  • Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Installed By Our Company)
  • Turf Mowing and Edging
  • Turf Post-emergence Weed Control As Needed
  • Bed Trimming and Weeding
  • Treat Disease Incidence As Necessary
  • Shrub Pruning (As Needed)
  • Finish Pruning Azaleas After Bloom Senescence
  • Finish Fertilizing Azaleas
  • Remove Tree Suckers and Any Vines from Shrubs

August

  • Turf Fertilization (Light, Slow Release)
  • Turf Mowing and Edging
  • Bed Weeding and Edging
  • Turf and Bed Post-emergence Pesticides (Spot Treatments)
  • Remove Tree Suckers and Any Vines From Shrubs
  • Shrub Pruning As Necessary
  • Soil Samples Taken Where Needed
  • Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Installed By Our Company)
  • Check Trees for Insects (As Needed)
  • Check Turf and Shrubs for Disease and Insects (Treat If Necessary)
  • Remove Any Bermuda Growing in Fescue Turf Areas and Prepare for Fall Seeding

Fall

September

  • Turf Mowing, Edging & Trimming
  • Turf Weed Control Post-emergence (As Needed, Spot Treatments)
  • Lime Turf If Requested (Extra Charge)
  • Bed Edging and Trimming
  • Tree and Shrub Fertilization (Well Balance Fertilizer)
  • Treat Disease and Insect Incidence As Needed in Shrubs and Turf
  • Aerate, Overseed and Fertilize Fescue Areas As Needed (Wheat Straw Thin Areas)
  • Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Installed By Our Company)
  • Begin Fall Fertilization of All Turf with High Potassium Fertilizer

October

  • Begin Fall Leaf Removal
  • Fall Shrub Pruning and Shaping
  • Turf Mowing and Edging (As Needed)
  • Begin Fall Annual Flower Installation
  • Treat Disease and Insect Incidence As Needed in Turf and Shrubs
  • Finish Fall Turf Fertilization (High Potassium)
  • Complete Fall Aeration, Overseeding and Fertilization of Fescue Turf
  • Finish Fertilizing All Trees and Shrubs (Balanced Fertilization)

November

  • Spot Mowing As Needed
  • Leaf Removal (This Will Be the Most Time-Consuming Item)
  • Turf Edging (As Needed)
  • Shrub Pruning As Needed and Begin Winter Pruning
  • Turf Off Irrigation System and Winterize
  • Fall Post-emergence Weed Control As Needed, Turf and Shrubs
  • Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Installed By Our Company)
  • Finish Fall Annual Flower Installation