Maintenance Plan for Designed Landscape
Jul 09, 2015
Maintenance Plan for Designed Landscape
Definition Objectives Maintenance Operation for plants Water Requirement Maintenance schedule
Maintenance Plan
What is Landscape Maintenance Plan?
The tasks that is needed to be done in order to maintain and
sustain a particular Landscape .
Maintenance is the routine work which is necessary to
protect the planted plants or a particular Landscaping. When carried out on a planned basis, maintenance helps to prevent the types of failure which occur predictably within the life of a plant.
Why do we need a Maintenance Plan? Regular maintenance is the best way to ensure the continued
preservation and future use of a designed landscape. Such work is part
of the day-to-day responsibility of all owners and occupiers.
Maintenance is most effective when carried out regularly, on a planned cycle
Good maintenance needs the regular investment of small amounts of time and money, but the cost of preparing and carrying out a planned maintenance programme should be far less than the costs resulting from a series of unplanned major repairs, and will help you plan your future financial commitments and fundraising needs
Healthy growth of all plants and aesthetic aspects
Maintenance Operation for plants
The following are the required maintenance operations necessary for the care and upkeep of landscape works
Watering Weeding Pest and disease control Pruning and repair Fertilizing Turf trimming
Watering Water supply to a particular plant
Weeding
remove unwanted plants from (an area of ground)
Pest and disease control management of a species defined as a pest
Pruning and Repair trim (a tree, shrub, or bush) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches or stems, especially to encourage growth
Fertilizing make (soil or land) more fertile or productive by adding suitable substances to it.
Turf Trimming
Cutting of overgrown grass
Maintenance Operation for plants
Maintenance Operation for plants (CON’T)
Water Requirements
Maintenance schedule
Maintenance schedule
Maintenance schedule (CON’T)
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