Archive for the ‘Landscaping’ Category

Artificial Turf

Posted on: December 28th, 2025

Your neighbor may have spent thousands on a pristine artificial turf lawn to escape the endless cycle of mowing and watering, but that investment could soon be a thing of the past. While homeowners once viewed synthetic turf as a good solution for staying green during a drought, city councils across the country are now […]

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Canary Palm Tree on Paseo de las Flores

Posted on: December 27th, 2025

There is no doubt that every owner in the south mesa has watched the steady decline of the canary palm tree in the center median of Paseo de las Flores near the entry monument. The community has closely monitored all canary palms throughout Encinitas Ranch with our arborist as well as Aguilar Pest Control who […]

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Diseased trees

Posted on: October 3rd, 2025

This year has been extremely challenging for maintaining healthy trees across the community. There are close to 1800 trees representing over 30 species. We lost several canary palm trees at the entrance to Quail Ridge due to the palm weevil in the spring and the city lost three canary palms at the entry to the […]

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Reminder about Encinitas Ranch common areas

Posted on: September 22nd, 2025

The major amenity for our community is our common areas which include entrances, slopes, trails, parks, parkways and trees. The Landscaping Committee and their major landscaping contractor, BrightView work very hard to maintain and constantly enhance our common areas. Everyone needs to do their part in ensuring that all trails, parks and pathways look their […]

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Paseo de las Verdes Landscaping

Posted on: July 28th, 2025

Many homeowners may not realize that the city owns and is responsible to maintain the landscaping in the parkway and center median along the entire length of Paseo de las Verdes. The city also owns and maintains the parkway landscaping on Paseo de las Flores from Quail Gardens Drive to the center island next to […]

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Damage to common areas from e-bikes

Posted on: July 28th, 2025

With summer in full swing the community is seeing more damage being done in the common areas including trails and parks from e-bikes. Below is a photo of an example where e-bikes damaged the trail between Lynwood Drive and Cypress Hills Drive. When this happens the landscaping Committee and BrightView is forced to repair the […]

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