Specifications include, but are not limited to: Early Spring Clean-Up & Weed Control 1 per Season A spring clean-up shall be performed to remove debris accumulated within landscape areas including over-winter trash, broken limbs, and leaves. Spring Clean-Up 1 per Season A spring clean-up shall be performed to remove debris accumulated within landscape areas including over-winter trash, broken limbs, and leaves. Excessive hardscape materials such as gravel, asphalt, broken concrete, damaged turf and de-icing material residual removal may constitute additional charges. Ornamental Grass Cut-Back (Spring) 1 per Season Applicable Ornamental Grasses shall be cut back at ground level and disposed of off-site in Spring. Define (Initial) Bed & Tree Ring Edge (Spring) 1 per Season Defined existing turf edges from worn winter snowmelt and mulch migration adjacent to planting beds & tree rings in a vertical pattern to prevent turf encroachment and deter mulch spill. Redefine Bed & Tree Ring Edge Definition (Early Summer) 1 per Season Maintain defined edge adjacent to planting beds & tree rings in a vertical pattern to prevent turf encroachment and deter mulch spill into turf areas. Debris generated from edge definition shall be removed and disposed of off-site. Redefine Bed & Tree Ring Edge Definition: (Fall) 1 per Season Maintain defined edge adjacent to planting beds & tree rings in a vertical pattern to prevent turf encroachment and deter mulch spill into turf areas. Debris generated from edge definition shall be removed and disposed of off-site. Spot Prune Shade & Ornamental Trees 1 per Season Spot prune Shade & Ornamental tree(s) {Trunks ≤8" dia., 15' max. height, Limbs ≤3" dia.} from ground level according to the American National Standard for Pruning to achieve: · Improved safety; increase visibility, pedestrian, vehicle & building/structure clearances · Improved health; remove 1" dia. or greater cross-member limbs, diseased & dead limbs · Improved aesthetics; balance canopy & maintain new season's growth All debris shall be removed and disposed of off-site. Weed Control: Pre-Emerge Beds & Tree Rings 1 per Season A granular pre-emergent herbicide shall be applied to applicable landscape beds & tree rings to deter weed germination excluding annual and perennial beds. Weed Control: Hand Weed {Annuals &Perennials}, Post-Emerge {Beds & Tree Rings} (BiWeekly) 20 per Season All shrub beds & tree rings shall receive systemic spot treatment of post-emergent herbicide control to weed growth typ. 2" or less. All Annual, Perennial & Groundcover beds shall be handweeded for weed growth typ. 2" or greater.
