In their spring cleanup time, Do the commercial landscape maintenance contract include the spring cleanup services that your property needs?

Basically, It needs a lot.

30% of the cost of a commercial landscape maintenance contract is covered with spring cleanup and mulch and it’s a big part of the services we provide, according to Flores, the owner at D. Flores Landscape Services.

If you’re like most commercial property managers, you can’t wait. What should your contract include?

Pruning And Cut Back

Spring is time for pruning and cutback of perennial grasses, perennials, Knock Out roses or any plants, like spires, where flowers grow on new wood. This is an essential task to allows proper air flow and sunlight for more healthy plants.

Now-a-days some structural tree pruning but not much, might be done too to allow air and sun to infiltrate the crowns of flowering trees.

Edging

Edging penetrate your plant beds look neat & tidy. Crews create a 2.5 inch, 90-degree edge around all plant beds. They also clean up any leaf litter and trash from beds that could pier diseases or insect eggs.

Mulching

Mulching is something never to underestimate process. It’s the finishing touch that makes a property’s landscaping really bursty.

“A nice chocolate brown mulch and green grass are really is a great combination,” says Flores .

D. Flores Lanscaper’s crews begin applying mulch in February, weather permitting using color-enhanced dark brown bark mulch.

According to Flores “It holds its color much longer without fading”. “If you want to save money, it often still looks great by fall, so it may not be necessary to add a fall mulch.”

Our professionals make sure the mulch isn’t chunked too high around the base of shrubs and trees. Too much mulch can cause putrefy, inviting various diseases and insects.

Fertilizing

Along with pre-emergent herbicide to ward off annual weeds, the next process is to give hungry plants and shrubs a good feeding. Fertilization helps to make them healthy.

Lawn Cleanup

Of courcse, a messy lawn makes your whole property look ugly and neglected.

D. Flores Landscaper’s rake any old leaves leftover from fall into the lawn and go over them with a mulching mower. That breaks them down into nutritious bits beneficial to your turf.

The ravages of winter snow, ice and wind cause lots of smaller branches to crack and fall, littering your lawn with debris that needs to be cleaned up.

And A Bonus: Inspecting The Property
Winter is tough for landscaping. Parking blocks might get damaged by snow plows. Signs might be bent.

Your contract might not include property inspection, but we do.

“We look out for any problems on the property and bring them to the property manager’s attention,” Flores says.

Spring Cleanup Matters – Why?

Of course, Everyone loves the tidy, clean look D. Flores landscapers adds to your restricted appeal. But our tasks are done for the health of your landscaping, too.

Trimming is a never ending need, so they’ll reconstruct for spring. Ignore red twig dogwood and it will get woody and lose its signature red color.

Mulch keeps weeds down and keeps moisture for the hot summer months ahead.

Your turf can’t blossom if it’s covered with soggy leaves and a blanket of fallen twigs.Time For Spring Enhancements

Some enhancements just go hand in hand with spring cleanup. We recommends a few in this time of year:

• April and May are great for planting. Replace any of your plants, shrubs or trees that have died.
• Replace any ageing plants that have grown out of control or that block windows or signage. This is a good time of year to change them.
• Snow removal can take a toll on grass. Replace or repair any areas of turf damaged by plows or salt. Some of the customers use salt as opposed to landscape-friendly ice melt products but the patches of salt-damaged turf near sidewalks and driveways may need to get replaced.
• Those perky pansies and violas planted in the fall likely need some attention. Some deadheading and new mulch might do the trick. But after a rough winter like this one, they might need replacing, so your property has spots of cheerful color in April and May. It’s too soon to plant summer annuals, but these cold-hardy beauties will bridge the gap.
• This is the last chance for dormant pruning of trees before they spring to life and it’s too late.
• March 1 is when Orange County allows lawn fertilizing to begin. Our experts start applying fertilizer and pre-emergent weed killer, as well as post-emergent herbicide to attack any broadleaf weeds lurking in your lawn. This is the time for crabgrass prevention, too.

Hire Spring Cleanup Experts: Call now

Contact us at 714-878-6145. You can also request a free consultation online to meet with us one-on-one.

We’d love to hear from you.