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MAINTENANCE CALENDAR

Winter

December

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  • 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

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January

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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