Planters and hanging baskets Planters and hanging baskets are placed throughout the city at the end of May and maintained throughout the summer.
STRATEGY OBJECTIVES
CLASSIFICATION
WEEDING PRUNING MULCHING
Significant city sites
10 to 12 times a season
Once a season
Once a season
• native trees,
MAINTENANCE SERVICE LEVEL
MONTH(S)
perennials and grass • pollinators • annuals • shrubs • perennials and grass • annuals • shrubs
Planting (planters only)
Once or twice a year
End of May - end of September
Weeding
Between one to three times a week
Mid-June - October
Neighbourhood entrances and community hubs
Four to six times a year
Once every two years
Once every two years
Cutting back
As needed
All season
Watering
Between one to three times a week Completed during each visit
All season
Monitoring
All season
Side streets and boulevards
Once every two years
Once every two years
Turf
One to three times a season
Medians and roundabouts
• perennials and grass • pollinators • shrubs
Once every three years
Once every three years
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