Spring

We begin the season by inspecting for winter damage of lawn, shrubs, trees, driveways, walkways, and masonry areas. Perhaps a walk through with our landscape designer to review your property for suggestions.

  • Bed cleaning and plant preparation – Remove winter debris, cut back winter grasses and perennials, prune roses and evergreen plants.
  • Edging – Re-establish existing bed lines, to create smooth flowing lines and a crisp definition between bed and lawn.
  • Fertilizer – A balanced fertilizer program will begin, plants and turf will be fed throughout the summer.
  • Mulch – Applied to all beds to improve appearance and to provide nutrient and moist retention. See our mulch page for the various mulches available.
  • Weed and crab grass control – Treatments are applied to shrub beds to assist in the control of weeds. Apply treatment to all fine turf areas to assist in the control of crabgrass and broadleaf weeds.
  • Watering system – Activate system, set timing for spring watering needs, adjust watering patterns and clean filters.
  • Seasonal flowers and planters – Design and install annual color to specified bed areas and pots.

Summer

  • Cultivation of beds – If desired, mulch can be turned over and bed edges touched up throughout the year.
  • Ground covers – Cut back and prune ground covers to keep within intended spaces, and to encourage fullness.
  • Perennials, roses, and flowering woody ornaments – Flowers will be deadheaded and cut back as appropriate, on all plant material.
  • Plant health care integration pest management – A licensed plant health care technician will monitor and treat your ornamental plants for cultural disease and insects throughout the season.
  • Lawn health care – A licensed lawn health care technician will monitor and treat turf for cultural disease and insects throughout the season.
  • Weed Control – Hand weed and apply post emergent herbicide treatments. Including along curbs, walkways and patios
  • Pruning, espalier and sculptural pruning – Some specimens require special pruning throughout the summer. Other varieties require pruning just once.
  • Mowing – Weekly mowing for all fine turf areas to seasonal appropriate height, line trim all necessary edges, blow all yard debris from hard surfaces.
  • Watering systems – System watering times will be adjusted throughout the season based on weather conditions.
  • Ticks and fleas – The health of your family and our staff is of utmost importance to us, we can apply an application to the lawn areas and perimeter to control these pests.

Autumn

Autumn – a time to harvest

  • Watering system – The sprinkler system will be closed down for the season, lines will be blown out with compressed air to protect from freezing.
  • Leaf cleaning – Leaves will be removed and a balanced fertilizer program will commence, plants and turf will be fed throughout the summer.
  • Prepare lawn for spring – Aerate, fertilize, balance PH and over-seed.
Optional:
  • Seasonal flowers and pots – Plant fall annuals in pots and select beds.
  • Perennials and roses – These plants will be put to bed for the winter, including cutting back appropriate perennials and roses.

Winter

  • Snow plowing
  • Firewood
  • Dormant pruning – Select species of woody ornamentals, shrubs and trees are pruned to improve branching structure and enhance appearance of the plant