Trimming is here!!!!

Redword Landscape will begin this work Monday, following the below cycle map. The project is anticipated to take approximately four weeks but may progress faster.

We understand it has been a long summer and due to the significant rains and focusing on our irrigation issues, the bushes are massively overgrown. Due to the great water savings, there are funds available in the budget to bring in extra crews to perform a community-wide trim in the Villages.

Once the renovation pruning and cutting back of all plant material has been properly completed this winter, all plant material will be small and will allow for moving through the trim cycle map while keeping the property in a cleaner condition. The proper cutbacks were not done in the winter of 2022, causing an immense amount of overgrowth and debris.

We would like to remind you that there will be no overseeding this year and there is no overseeding allowed. The decision was made not to overseed in order to enhance the health of the Bermuda grass. For futher information, please see article below.

Important News about Turf in The Villages

We wanted to remind the community that turf in The Villages will not be overseeded this year.  

After careful consideration and consultation with our landscape team, it was recommended and approved that this year’s usual cycle of overseeding be eliminated in order to enhance the quality of the Bermuda grass.  

Here are some important facts that you need to know about this decision:

1. Growing grass in a desert environment is complicated and requires a cycle of transitioning between two types of grasses. 
2. We have been overseeding The Villages lawns every year for the past 25 years.
3. Allowing the turf to lay dormant enables the Bermuda grass to come back stronger in the Spring. Bermuda grass needs approximately 100-120 days of good growing conditions without competition from Rye grass to flourish.
4. Allowing the perennial Rye grass to transition naturally decreases the health of the Bermuda grass.
5. Best practice is to allow the Bermuda grass to “rest” every 1-2 years to reinvigorate summer lawns.
6. This practice also allows for the application of a “pre-emergent” to eliminate weeds and unwanted grass. This step cannot take place when overseeding.

Further benefits of choosing not to overseed are both financial and environmental. Rye grass requires significantly more water than Bermuda grass. Our community saves water resources as well as labor and material. Resources that would be spent on maintaining the turf during the winter months will be reallocated to allow for such important projects such as irrigation repairs, xeriscape conversions, debris clean up, and cutbacks. The positive impact on the environment by not overseeding is realized in the reduction of water, fossil fuels, yard waste and emissions from lawn equipment. 

If you have additional questions, please contact Angie Torrez at 480-981-6480 or email atorrez@ccmcnet.com.