Mistral Court Sturdee Grove landscape maintenance

Average hours per fortnight over whole year

Shrub beds

  • one application per annum of pre-emergent herbicide spray
  • beds kept weed free by additional hoeing or spraying as necessary
  • one fertiliser application March to May- additional mid season application if weather permits
  • shrubs pruned on a rotational basis to encourage flowering etc. or to keep paths, access ways, car parks, signage and windows clear, or to maintain tidy appearance after flowering (e.g. Senecio, Hypericum).

Additional pruning work as requested by residents and agreed with Parks and Gardens Dept.


Rose beds/ perennial plants

  • application of fertiliser / herbicide as above. Additional fertiliser applications if weather permits
  • roses kept weed free as above
  • roses pruned in period February to March
  • roses regularly deadheaded in growing season, (at every visit)
  • roses reduced in height in November
  • climbing roses to be pruned in period February to March, ties to be checked and replaced as required
  • one or two sprays per annum on roses to control pest and disease as required

In addition to the above, where there are bulbs in the shrub/rose beds they will be deadheaded as appropriate and dying foliage removed as necessary.

  • perennial plants to be kept weed free as above
  • old foliage removed at end of season

Grass

  • reform grass edges as required using half moon or similar implement, before first cut of season
  • grassed areas cut once per fortnight during growing season. Grass not to exceed 5 cm in height
  • all arisings (grass clippings) are removed
  • edges to paths and beds are trimmed as necessar
  • grass areas missed by machinery (e.g. around trees) are cut by hand, or sprayed off or strimmed
  • wall bases to be kept clean by spraying a narrow mowing strip
  • two applications per annum of a selective herbicide to control weeds

Hedges

  • boundary fence/ hedge line (conifer, ivy polygonum etc.) to be cut once per annum in period September to October

Trees

  • stakes and ties to be checked once per annum and removed/replaced as necessary
  • limited thinning and pruning of selected trees to be carried out on an annual basis as requested by residents and agreed with Parks and Gardens Dept
  • condition of trees to be checked visually annually
  • additional tree work as necessary, including removal of damaged branches etc.

Footpaths/ car parks