FULL SCHEDULE
SPRING
MARCH
- Finish All Liriope and Pampas Grass Cut Back
- Finish Turf Scalping (Bermuda and Zoysia ONLY)
- Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Included)
- Mulch Applications (If Included)
- Bed Pre-emergence Herbicides Applications
- Remove Die Back From Lower Limbs in Small Trees
- Spring Tree and Shrub Fertilization
- Rose Bush Pruning
- Finish Pruning of Crape Myrtles
- Aeration of Turf
APRIL
- Turf Fertilization (High Nitrogen; Slow Release)
- Turf Post-emergence Herbicides
- Shrub Pruning of New Growth (As Needed)
- Spring Start-Up of Irrigation System
- Inspect Trees, Turf, Shrubs for Insects and Disease
and Treat If Needed
- Start Spring Flower Installation
- Begin Full-Scale Turf Mowing, Trimming and Edging
- Begin 2nd Turf Pre-emergence Herbicide Treatments
MAY
- Finish 2nd Turf Pre-emergence Herbicides Treatment
- Fertilize, Deadhead and Weed Flowers As Needed (If Included)
- Turf Post-emergence Weed Control (As Needed)
- Turf Mowing and Edging
- Turf and Bed Trimming
- Pruning of Shrubs (As Needed)
- Fertilize Any Turf Exhibiting Poor Green-Up
(Use Iron for a Greener Color)
- Remove Tree Suckers and Any Vines Frm
SUMMER
June
- Finish Flower Installation
- Turf Fertilization (Slow Release)
- Turf Mowing and Edging
- Turf Post-emergence Weed Control (As Needed)
- Bed Trimming
- Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Included)
- Pruning of Shrubs (As Needed)
- Prune Azaleas After Bloom Senescence
- Fertilize Azaleas
- Check For Turf and Shrub Insect Infestations or Disease,
and Treat As Necessary
- Remove Tree Suckers and Any Vines From Shrubs
July
- Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Included)
- Turf Mowing and Edging
- Turf Post-emergence Weed Control As Needed
- Bed Trimming and Weeding
- Shrub Pruning (As Needed)
- Finish Pruning Azaleas After Bloom Senescence
- Finish Fertilizing Azaleas
- Remove Tree Suckers and Any Vines from Shrubs
August
- Turf Fertilization (Light, Slow Release)
- Turf Mowing and Edging
- Bed Weeding and Edging
- Turf and Bed Post-emergence Pesticides (Spot Treatments)
- Remove Tree Suckers and Any Vines From Shrubs
- Shrub Pruning As Necessary
- Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Included)
- Check Turf and Shrubs for Disease and Insects (Treat If Necessary)
- Prepare for fall seeding
AUTUMN
September
- Turf Mowing, Edging & Trimming
- Turf Weed Control Post-emergence (As Needed, Spot Treatments)
- Lime Turf If Necessary (Extra Charge)
- Bed Edging and Trimming
- Tree and Shrub Fertilization (Well Balance Fertilizer)
- Treat Disease and Insect Incidence As Needed in Shrubs and Turf
- Aerate, Overseed and Fertilize Fescue Areas As Needed
- Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Included)
- Begin Fall Fertilization of All Turf with High Potassium Fertilizer
October
- Begin Fall Leaf Removal
- Fall Shrub Pruning and Shaping
- Turf Mowing and Edging (As Needed)
- Begin Fall Annual Flower Installation
- Treat Disease and Insect Incidence As Needed in Turf and Shrubs
- Finish Fall Turf Fertilization (High Potassium)
- Complete Fall Aeration, Overseeding and Fertilization of Fescue Turf
- Finish Fertilizing All Trees and Shrubs (Balanced Fertilization)
November
- Spot Mowing As Needed
- Leaf Removal
- Turf Edging (As Needed)
- Shrub Pruning As Needed and Begin Winter Pruning
- Turf Off Irrigation System and Winterize
- Fall Post-emergence Weed Control As Needed, Turf and Shrubs
- Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed
(If Installed By Our Company)
- Finish Fall Annual Flower Installation
WINTER
December
- Blowing of All Paved Areas and Debris Removal (Total Clean-Up)
- Leaf Removal (Push to Complete)
- Tree Sucker Removal
- Post-emergence Weed Control As Needed, Shrubs and Turf
- Start Tree Raising of Lower Limbs
- Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed
(If Installed By Our Company)
- Start Winter Pine Straw Mulching After Leaf Removal
January
- Final Leaf Removal
- Tree Raising of Lower Limbs
- Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed (If Included)
- Spray Any Fescue in Bermuda Turf
- Pine Straw Mulch Applications (If Requested)
- Post-emergence Weed Control for Turf and Beds (As Needed)
- Crape Myrtle Pruning
- Liriope Cut Back
- Winter Pruning of Shrubs
February
- Turf Scalping (Bermuda and Zoysia Only)
- Turf Fertilization of Fescue
- Remove all Fescue in Bermuda Turf Areas
- Tree Raising and Sucker Removal
- Finish Turf Pre-emergence Herbicides (1st Treatment)
- Turf Post-emergence Herbicides
- Liriope Cut Back
- Fertilize, Weed and Deadhead Flowers As Needed
(If Installed By Our Company)
- Pine Straw Applications (If Requested)
- Finish Winter Pruning of shrubs




