Some people tell me in the spring that they have a hard time keeping up with there landscape maintenance. Let me make a suggestion. Most people have an outlook schedule either at work or at home. Use your outlook or whatever you use to plan your life with to plan your landscape maintenance so you dont forget anything. There is so much to keeping up your lawn and landscape that it can get away from you quickly. In the green industry it is called an agronomic calander.
To give you an idea of how much space we have to deal with here at UMKC we have almost 70 acres of green space and landscape beds and we take care of everything from the flowers to the turf. Here are just a few of the things that I put on my calender to keep up with the grounds here at the University of Missouri Kansas City.
1. Weekly mowing schedule
2. When to plan, order, install, fertilize and dead head my flowers
3. When to put pre-emergant, grub control and fertilize my grass. It is absolutly essential that you use the correct amount of fertilizer 90% of all fertilizer pollution comes from home owners using too much product, not professionals. More is NOT better.
4. Bed maintenance- such as pre-emergent, new mulch, weeding, shrub pruning ( some shrubs you prune at different time especially if they are flowering).
5. Tree pruning- depending on the size, variety, and amount of trees you may want to shedule this out 2-3 years in advance so you can save because tree care can be costly. Trees are one of the most important, and valuable pieces of your landscape. Depending on the size, type, locations and condition it could increase the value of your property significantly.
These are just a few of the things I have on my calander. If you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me or leave sugessions
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