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LANDSCAPING <br />Section 02900 <br />Project 15-1207 <br />C. Trim edges at least twice monthly for neat appearance. Vacuum or blow <br />clippings off walks. <br />d. Water the lawns at such frequency as weather conditions require to <br />replenish soil moisture below the root zone. Normally, a total of one and <br />one-half inches (1 'h") of water is needed weekly in hot weather. <br />e. Fertilize the lawn areas at the beginning of the Landscape Maintenance <br />Period and at the completion of the Landscape Maintenance Period. Use <br />a fertilizer with the following characteristics: <br />1.) Slow release, Best 16-6-8, or approved equal, at the rate of 6.25 <br />lbs per 1,000 square feet from March through October. <br />2.) Calcium Nitrate (15-0-0) at the rate of 6.5 lbs per 1,000 square <br />feet from November through February. <br />Broadcast fertilizer using a mechanical spreader; do not apply by hand - <br />broadcasting. Sweep all fertilizer off hardscape into adjacent planters. <br />g. Weekly as needed and as directed, re -sod lawn areas with material that <br />matches previously installed material. Use sod to repair any bare areas. <br />Repair areas to receive sod as follows: <br />1.) Mark out areas to receive new sod repair. <br />2.) Cut straight lines that will accept sod the full width of the roll and <br />a minimum of twenty-four inches (24") in length. <br />3.) Transition the grade between existing turf and new sod <br />seamlessly, with no change in elevation. <br />3. Trees and Shrubs: <br />a. Water enough that moisture penetrates throughout root zone and only as <br />frequently as necessary to maintain healthy growth. <br />b. Construct and/or remove water basins around each plant, depending on <br />the time of the year and as directed. <br />C. Do not prune unless directed by the Landscape Architect. <br />d. Re -stake and re -tie trees as needed and as directed by the Landscape <br />Architect. Do not allow tops of tree stakes to protrude into head of tree. <br />e. Replace any dead, dying or vandalized plant material on a weekly basis <br />throughout the Landscape Maintenance Period. <br />4. Insecticide and Herbicide Application: <br />15 <br />