Our Flower Bed Maintenance Services
Our year-round bed maintenance starts at $170 per month and includes:
- Bi-weekly visits during the growing season
- Monthly visits during the winter
- Plant feeding
- Weed suppression treatments
Not sure which bed maintenance package you need? Check out the details below or view a side-by-side comparison.
Essential Bed & Gravel Maintenance
- Weed control using manual removal and targeted treatment methods.
- Two pre-emergent applications by a licensed applicator.
- Root zone application in early spring to provide micro and macro nutrients
- Light plant cleanup focused on health and general tidiness (excludes full cut-backs, thinning, shaping, or seasonal resets).
- Hard raking and bed fluffing performed on a rotational basis.
- Collection and off-site disposal of landscape debris at our approved green waste facility.
- Weed control using manual removal and targeted treatment methods.
Premium Bed & Gravel Maintenance
- Weed control using manual removal and targeted treatment methods.
- Two pre-emergent applications by a licensed applicator.
- Root zone application in early spring to provide micro and macro nutrients.
- Scheduled seasonal cut-backs of ornamental shrubs, grasses, and other designated perennials, performed at the appropriate time of year.
- Full dieback resets, including cutting plants back to their base or crown as horticulturally recommended.
- Horticultural pruning to manage plant size, structure, and long-term health (under 6ft) as needed.
- Hard raking and bed fluffing performed on a rotational basis.
- Enhanced bed detailing to maintain a refined, finished appearance throughout the growing season.
- Collection and off-site disposal of landscape debris at our approved green waste facility.
- Weed control using manual removal and targeted treatment methods.
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