• Weed & Clean twice monthly. • Prune shrubs as needed, at a minimum of monthly during growing season. • Prune trees on walkways as needed, at a minimum of monthly. • Fertilize monthly, coordinate with Physical Plant Director for alternative. • Repair maintain irrigation, at NSU cost for parts. • Replace dead plants, at NSU cost for plants. • Color change twice annual, at NSU cost for plants. • Beds cleaned: mulched, pine straw, and pruned the week prior to graduation, homecoming, and other events may come up. Mulch, straw and any other supplies needed shall be the responsibility of the contractor. • Trimming of low hanging branches and limbs that can be accomplished from the ground with pole and saw pruners – once (1) in spring and once (1) in mid-summer. • Must contact Physical Plant Director prior to starting work. THE SERVICES LISTED BELOW WILL BE PERFORMED AT EACH VISIT. CONTRACTOR SHALL PICK UP ALL TRASH INSIDE SITE: Grass clippings, litter, cigarette butts, and debris shall not be blown into rain drains or permitted to remain on hard surfaces to eventually wash into rain drains. Care must be taken to no air blow or discharge waste on to parked vehicles in the vicinity of services. Care and caution must be taken to not create ruts and trenching during extended periods of rain. All landscaping shall be maintained reasonably free or fire ants, sugar ants, ant mounds or beds, and timely fertilization of turf utilizing water soluble synthetic, inorganic fast release for quick turn response and slow release for longer residual turn response.
