Get Your Property to Work for You


Lastly, we talk often about applying pesticides or just maintaining the status quo on properties versus thinking about things you can proactively do to get your property to work for you. Some common mistakes of homeowners: » Not asking enough questions ahead of time when having work done on your property.


» Not understanding the impact that certain practices will have on your property. This could be something as simple as how a plant has been pruned and what types of diseases/funguses may be encouraged to grow because of that pruning job.


Paying attention to little things like how you prune, direct water off of your property, and  pay dividends in the future!


While it may seem tedious or cumbersome to be worrying about little things like how you prune, how you direct water  to critters crawling around, doing these things will pay dividends for you and your investment down the road!


Know the appropriate balance between proper landscape maintenance and pesticide application.


Start with a Vision for Your Property


So where do you start? Start with a plan/vision of what you want out of your property and then build from there. You can do things little by little.


Plan Ahead


Educate so that you understand for yourself. Know the balance between proper landscape maintenance and appropriate pesticide usage.


Simple Preventative Maintenance & Upkp


By Vanessa Tilberg, CMCA, AMS, PCAM of Trestle Community Management


everything is in good working order. It is typically recommended that gutter clearing, roof moss treatment, pressure washing, and painting take place during the spring.


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Creating an annual maintenance schedule of simple, low- effort maintenance tasks can help preserve your home and  future repair costs, and increasing homeowner satisfaction.


Methods for Managing Moss Gutter clearing and moss treatment are often


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lead to raised roof tiles and leaks. Roof moss treatment is  with a leak. Some service providers may pressure wash roofs while others may deposit a zinc treatment on the roof.  damage. Zinc, on the other hand, is a simple option and one that is less likely to lead to damage. Once deposited, rainfall helps distribute zinc on the roof, killing any moss growth.


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s winter passes and we enter the warmer season, it is a great time to inspect your home and community elements and ensure


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