The community has close to 1800 trees in total planted across 29 acres of land and each tree is monitored and maintained on a recurring basis. These trees are comprised of over 40 different species each with widely different growth patterns and root structures. Of all of these species two in particular have root structures that inhibit the growth of turf in the parkways; the narrow strip of grass and trees between the sidewalks and streets. These two trees include podocarpus and chinese elm trees.

Several years ago the community worked with BrightView our landscaping contractor to conduct a pilot project to remove and square off the turf around the bases of these trees to make the area look much cleaner and neater. The Landscaping Committee approved expanding the use of this strategy for all podocarpus and chinese elm trees in the community. The first step in the process is to spray the existing fescue grass, remove the turf, square off the base and then place mulch. These particular streets can be found on Cypress Hills Drive, Alexandra Lane, Cascadia Lane and Lynwood Drive.

The benefits to this strategy include lower maintenance costs and improved aesthetics.

Questions about this work had been raised to Curtis Management so the Landscaping Committee wanted to provide more details and context.