Several weeks ago the city notified us that two of the three large canary palms at the entrance to our community on Paseo de las Verdes are infested with the palm weevil. These three trees are owned and maintained by the city. At least two of the three will die. We explored treating them ourselves […]
We are seeing more and more instances of homeowners overwatering their landscaping and this is creating safety situations as well as damaging common area landscaping including parkways where the turf and trees are becoming saturated. Excess water on sidewalks is found more frequently these days and can cause people to slip and fall. These problems […]
Many homeowners may not have a full appreciation of the enormity of the work that is done to maintain our community looking as it does.Below is a break down of areas of responsibility and total areas maintained at Encinitas Ranch. Total areas maintained 248,292 sq. turf (5.7 acres) 453,226 sq. ft. Street, walking trails and […]
The community is finding more instances where damage is being caused in our common areas which include landscaped slopes. Homeowners may be wanting to improve views or have issues with specific trees or plants. We are looking for everyone’s help to avoid future problems as in most cases additional expenses are incurred to replace plants […]
Below are some photos showing just a few of the areas where the community has made substantial improvements to our landscaping. This work was done over the past few years.
It is very likely that most of us who live in Encinitas Ranch do not pay enough attention to all of the hard work done by the Landscaping Committee and BrightView, our landscape maintenance contractor. They spend innumerable hours in designing and maintaining all 29 ares of open space and rarely get the credit for […]