FALL IS HERE, PRIORITIES ARE CHANGING

After a long, hot, dry summer, relief has finally arrived with cooler weather and rain forecasted for this week and beyond. Some nice fall weather is still likely, but the summer heat is over. We are in the process of cutting back and preparing to shut down most systems, hopefully later in the month.

With the onset of fall, our priorities are changing as we prepare for fall activities, including leaf removal, pansy plantings, and fall wet-weather mowing. The change in seasons keeps us busy, and hopefully the weather will stay cool without complicating our early fall activities.

MOWING:

As the weather cools, the lawns will slow their growth and we will move toward a bi-weekly mowing schedule going into October. 

PRUNING:

Before the leaves begin to fall, our focus is to get as much pruning complete prior to winter. This is our major focus and what we use the extra time we get with the bi-weekly mowing.

PANSIES:

We began planting pansies this past week as the rain and cooler weather is taking it’s toll on summer flowers. Our goal is to get all pansies planted by the end of October.

FALL LEAVES:

As we get to the end of October, leaves will be our sole focus. We are preparing now to ensure we can collect leaves as quickly as possible. 

WE ARE MONITORING THE WINTER OUTLOOK

As reported last week, we are monitoring the developing La Nina pattern and the forecast of a colder and wetter winter.