The schedule below was amended as follows on 5/11/17:
(Please be advised that due to schedule delays caused by ongoing weather, mulch installation has been pushed out to next Monday, May 15. Weekly mowing will start next week as well.)

Following is a quick update on spring landscaping activities:

LAST WEEK (4/17/17)
– Plow cleanup, begin turf repair from winter damages, de thatching, sweep thatch, edge mulch beds, blow out leaves under decks.

THIS WEEK (4/24/17)
– Finish last week’s cleanup, edging and repair activities
– Apply spring fertilizer (as weather permits)
– Irrigation Startups – irrigation head repairs, timer setting (we’re still on odd/even day watering restrictions. This will be reevaluated at the May town meeting)
– Begin mulching association maintained areas by week-end. (mailboxes, tree rings, front and side yards as originally installed).

NEXT WEEK (5/1/17
– Finish mulching and irrigation setups.

MULCHING OF OWNER MAINTAINED AREAS:
Some units have made efforts at their own expense, to landscape and improve the areas behind their units. To assist homeowners wishing to purchase mulch, Alliance can provide the association’s standard ‘Premium Red’ hemlock/pine/spruce mix mulch as follows:
– $65/yard installed as directed by owner.
– $35/yard delivered to the driveway.
– Contact Alliance at (603) 622-1111 and speak to Mia to order, or to request a visit from Glenn or Nick to estimate your mulch requirements. Alliance can take your credit card over the phone.

OTHER LANDSCAPING NOTES:
– Normal mowing days will be on Wednesday again this year, but could vary based on seasonal conditions.
– Weed spraying and pulling from stone and mulch beds will start in June and continue through September. We will send out a message again when this begins.
– Trimming of the back hill on Tavern Hill and Black Forest will occur 3x per season. 1st trimming is planned for June, but that schedule will be evaluated throughout the season.
– Shrubs and ornamental trees will be trimmed in July and August.

NETS INSTALLATION
A quick non-landscaping related note: we are tentatively set to have our nets installed on Thursday in the recreation areas behind the clubhouse, and be ready for the weekend. Rainy weather will be a factor throughout the week however, so if this should change, I’ll send out a quick message to the community.

If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a line or speak to me at the monthly Board Meeting.

Best regards
Doug Kilgore, Association Manager
The Evergreen Harvard Group
603-622-7000 Ext 3360
dkilgore@harvardmanagement.com