Long-Term Landscaping W


By Dave Scattergood


  


 maintaining a pleasing aesthetic is implementing a long-term landscape management plan that includes  among other services that are often not part of a standard landscape maintenance contract.


Landscape Stages


 


   regular pruning is needed and some plant varieties may be  material may be at an expired stage where many shrubs and   Plant/Right Place” is a better option than constant pruning which is costly and reduces plant health and beauty.


Mulching Mulching beds is an essential component


to any landscape plan. Mulch needs to be replenished    weed and moss growth which in turn reduces reliance on herbicides and it feeds the soil naturally as it decomposes. 


Tree Life


  trees are over-planted is often more necessary


 is more susceptible to moss build up which weakens the    problems in turf and will reduce disease in the trees by allowing air to cycle more freely through the foliage.


Soil Fertility & Drainage


 the Northwest. Native topsoil is often removed


during the construction process and new soil is imported for  as the original topsoil layer and can lack the proper biology for assuring plant health. Beneath this newly installed soil often lies a layer of clay through which water does not easily penetrate.  shrubs and turf areas with shallow root systems lacking oxygen 


22 Community Associations Journal | June 2020


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