Alexander Champagne Landscape Design » Maintenance

Maintenance: brush clearance (LA Fire Department requirements)

airedessacld — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 04:15:33 +0000

May 1rst

“Brush Clearance” is the legal term to describe required
treatments or thinning of vegetation on your property to reduce
fire hazards.

Proper maintenance of fire safety does not mean
eradication of all plants, but rather the selective removal of
highly flammable vegetation. When done well, “cleared”
areas should still protect against excessive erosion and
provide wildlife habitat.

(Extract from the LAFD Inspection program reminder)

For additional information go to: www.lafd.org/brush

Maintenance: trimming hedges

airedessacld — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 03:32:58 +0000

Hedges are a common feature in gardens, mostly to provide privacy.

Depending on the plant material used for the hedge, it needs a clean-cut trimming every year, twice or three times a year, or sometimes a more aleatory trimming.

Ficus nitida, Ligustrum texanum (Texas Privet), Syzygium, Podocarpus, Pittosporum, are the most common materials. They will need some regular trimming, and some expertise to make sure it’s straight.

Bamboos are quite common as well for hedges. It is a loose material, that’s the beauty of it, and therefore it doesn’t require a boxy trimming.

Maintenance: palm tree trimming

airedessacld — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:08:58 +0000

Palm trees are very different from other trees. Their growth period is in the winter and their dormant period is in the summer. They grow from the bottom; meaning that if you put a mark on the tree, it will move up as the tree grows.

Palm trees are very elegant, usually from a certain distance, otherwise their trunk is not very interesting to look at.

It can nicely defines a corner of a property, and brings verticality to any space, for sure.

By the end of a pool, they’re always nice to look at. They enhance the swimming experience somehow. They can also be used to form a tree line, and create perspective. The streets of Pasadena, Los Angeles or Beverly Hills are a great examples.

But, … they need to be trimmed / cleaned every year, or at least every two years. And sometimes, climbing the palm can be quite a challenge, although, when reaching the top, you usually get the gift of a great view.

Cleaning the trunks
Cutting the fronds
Cutting the fruits

We do all the maintenance services needed for palm trees.