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Calendar, what landscaping work to do, when

Hardscape

Spring, select an area of uneven bricks to reset

Spring, reset path to c.h. if needed

Spring, Fill propane tank & fill before starting path burning, refill during summer

May, burn weeds in path and parking lots

August, when dry, clean drains

every other month blow parking lot

September, one last weed burn on paths & parking lots

September, close c.h. & workshop swamp coolers

October, overhead rain gutters emptied

Plants

March, east garden, ask who wants beds, assign unclaimd ones, and review garden policy with all gardeners

March, all lavenders on east berm trimmed back

April, sharpen blades on mowers

April, edge along path

April, test & repair all sprinkler & drip systems

May, turn on water system and program timers

Later April/early May, aerate lawn & spread compost

northfield & alley, mow once in May, every two weeks in June, once in July, once in August, once September 

July/August, Find scrap lumber, notch, & put under branches bending badly with weight of fruit

October, shut down water system and turn off timers

November trim evergreens & give trimmings to people for wreaths & decoration

December, cut shrubs that overlap the common house 

January-Feb prune fruit trees.  

During late summer, put masking tape on tree branches whose fruit is lowering them onto roofs, to mark them for pruning later

Winter, sand & oil wooden tool handles. winter, touch up community ID on tools. Inventory tools & replace when on sale

Several times a year, especially after strong wind, gather all fallen branches & check for hanging broken branches to be removed