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Palms, shrubs, trees and turf areas should be fertilized in such a manner and frequency to <br /> ensure that the plant material remains healthy, without under or over nourishing them . An <br /> integrated plant management program is required to ensure healthy plants, free of disease <br /> and pests . Insecticides and fungicides shall be applied as needed to ensure that plants and <br /> grass remain pest and disease free . <br /> Mulching: <br /> Planting beds should be mulched in such a manner as to : prevent weed growth, retain <br /> moisture for use by plants, protect soil from erosion and the loss of nutrients, maintain a <br /> more uniform soil temperature and maintain a manicured appearance. Mulch should <br /> always be kept away from the trunks of trees , shrubs and pahns to prevent rotting and <br /> susceptibility to disease . No Cypress mulch should be utilized . <br /> Pruning : <br /> All pruning shall adhere to ANSI A300 standards ( and safety criteria adhered to) and <br /> shall be overseen by an ISA Certified Arborist. The older fronds on the Royal Palms shall <br /> be routinely pruned to insure that fronds do not fall onto any travel lanes . All pruning <br /> shall be done with the health and natural growth of the plant materials in mind and to <br /> specific pruning heights of the landscape material shall be determined in order to <br /> maintain clear site windows and vertical clearances for pedestrian and truck traffic where <br /> applicable. Visibility windows must be free of obstructions . <br /> The desired growth habit in landscape planting beds shall be such that shrubs of the same <br /> species shall develop into a single mass and be kept separate from adjacent masses of <br /> other species . <br /> Staking and Guying: <br /> All staking material (except for replacements) will be removed at the completion of the <br /> one year warranty period before the city takes over . <br /> Turf Mowing : <br /> All grassed areas are to be mowed and trimmed with sufficient frequency to maintain a <br /> neat and clean appearance . <br /> Litter Control : <br /> The project site shall remain litter free . . <br /> Weeding/Herbicide : <br /> All planting areas shall be maintained to be as weed free as possible with mechanical <br /> and/or chemical weeding, and where specified on plans, with mulch properly applied and <br /> maintained . When utilizing herbicide, extreme care should be taken to avoid any <br /> overspray onto plant materials . Any damage resulting from overspray will be the <br /> applicator' s responsibility to restore per approved plan. <br /> Revised 10.81iM <br />