Minutes, Landscape Committee 2023 02 23

Topics: goals and tasks for this year

Present: Emilie, Alex, Robyn, Mary, Kay (notes), Joe

Action Items

Mary will look for the state law regarding how much lawn condos can have.

Emilie will provide the links for landscaping programs giving rebates.

Emilie will schedule a walk-through.

Robyn will organize a clean-up.

Alex will get more estimates for stump grinding.

Kay will find 2002(?) Master Landscaping Plan.

Goals

Check-in: What are your goals for landscaping this year? Plant trees (multiple people), irrigation, weed control, train people to maintain the irrigation, plant nut bushes, make things look good, accentuate what is here, maintenance, beautification, plan to fit people's interests, water conservancy, systems we can maintain and keep plants alive, well-informed selection of trees and plants for our climate and abilities, safety, falling branches, root heaving, bring new residents up to speed on conservation easement proposal, financially handle what we have, affordability.

Community Values that apply to committee work and Harmony with the Earth, Sustainability and Beauty.

We want a landscape that is sustainable for the environment, our climate, our finances, our labor.

Links for Rip Your Strip and other programs. People can take online courses, submit a plan, and get a rebate.

Suggested Tasks for This Year

Clean up big stuff laying around -- branches, junk.  Donate, take to dump. Robyn and Jorge have a truck; Thomas has a trailer.

Grinding stumps.  Deal with stumps that keep sprouting and those that can't be ground.

Assess tree health.  Walk through.  Prioritize and get estimates.

Clean up yellow roses on northwest; extend irrigation to them.

Change orchard irrigation to drip.