WORK REQUESTS: This form goes directly to Bland.
Bland Landscaping Company Encore and Briar Chapel HOAs have separate yet coordinated contracts with Bland. Bland maintains Encore resident yards as well as the Common Areas behind and adjacent to homes. The Briar Chapel Community Association is responsible for the common areas throughout Briar Chapel.
Click here for Bland’s turf and ornamental plant care.
Click here for Bland’s Horticultural & Turf Management schedule.
ENCORE
Lawns: Complete turf care: mowing, fertilization, pre and post-emergent weed control.
Trees: Trees in front and back of homes are limbed-up, ornamental trees interfering with driveways. sidewalk and riding mower clearance. Japanese Maples will never be trimmed.
Mulch Application: When approved, mulch is distributed to front, side, and backyards.
Weed Control: Ongoing in mulched beds.
HOMEOWNER RESPONSIBILITIES
Water your grass – trees, shrubs, and “grass eyebrows” (beside your driveway) if irrigation does not reach them. Briar Chapel requires the homeowner maintain these areas.
A foundation screen of shrubbery – is required for all Briar Chapel homes. If a tree dies, you must replace it. If you want to remove shrubs or trees, you will need to get approval from Briar Chapel through a Design Review Request. Non-native, invasive species are banned and are listed in the Briar Chapel Covenants.
MOWING ZONES
Blue Zone 1: Mondays (Lower Middleton)
Green Zone 2: Tuesdays (Lower Abercorn)
Yellow Zone 3: Wednesdays (Upper Abercorn)
Red Zone 4: Thursdays (upper Middleton & Clubhouse checked frequently; entry prepped for weekend events.)
All Zones: Fridays are a catch-all and is a make-up day for weather issues.
PRUNING Mid-July. Light-trims and rose pruning continues throughout the season. Schedule proceeds in the Zone order.
ZONES: To identify your Zone, use this map.
QUESTIONS? David Lindquist, Chair, Landscape Committee or Community Manager, Gloria Mock.
