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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