Deer and Your Landscaping
The deer activity in the area is growing, and while the deer are beautiful, gently animals, they can also be destructive to our landscape. Certified arborists recommend safeguarding existing plants against deer damage and planting area hardy plants do not attract deer.
You can search for deer-resistant landscaping plants at the Plant Places website
Remember:
- Plants can still be damaged by trampling
- Hungry enough, deer will eat almost anything
- Deterrents work best before damage is noted, and have little effect under high deer activity
- Trunks of young trees should be fenced or caged from late August to early January to prevent damage from antler-rubbing by bucks
October Landscaping Update
Since completing bid documents to repair and improve the landscape at
each main entrance disturbed by road improvements, the Committee has
received bids for landscape and irrigation renovations at the South entry to
Beckett Ridge (Eagleridge Drive and Lakota Drive West). We have also
received bids to complete the irrigation on the west side of the intersection of
Eagleridge Drive and Beckett Ridge Boulevard. Given the funds currently
available, the Board has authorized us to proceed with installation of the
irrigation on the South entry this summer. We will begin planting on either side
of the South entry as soon as funds are available.
At the next Landscape meeting the committee will plan next
year's improvements, which focus on completing landscaping at the South
entrance and beginning landscaping and irrigation at the West Entrance
(Beckett Ridge Boulevard and Beckett Road). The committee will also begin
to create a plan for the balance of the common areas, to make needed
renovations, upgrade individual neighborhood entrances, and refine
maintenance.
As part of ongoing maintenance, the plants at the median cut at Shepherds
Lane were removed because they blocked visibility. The committee is
completing a plan to replant the area with lower ornamentals.
EIGHT REASONS FOR REMOVING AMUR HONEYSUCKLE
EIGHT REASONS FOR REMOVING AMUR HONEYSUCKLE
(Lonicera maackii)
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