Landscaping Project Updates
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UPDATED FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31:
As of Thursday, October 30th - we have officially shut-down our landscape season which includes cutting back shrubs/perennials for the fall/winter season.
Starting 10/30 and through the entire month of November - All C N’R team members will be focusing on Fall Clean Up services and also Fall Gutter Cleaning services.
If you are looking for a cut-back of shrub and/or perennials in preparation for the winter season, we are sorry but since we are fully focusing on leaf clean up and gutter cleaning for the rest of the season, we are afraid we will not be able to help in this category.
If you are looking for a fall clean up of leaves and debris, we currently are at full capacity for the season, therefore will not be able to provide this service and/or an estimate.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to
EMAIL CRAIG.
UPDATED THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16:
It has been a warmer fall along with no temperature freezes yet as
of October 16th. Therefore, perennials have been slow to die out and
have looked good longer this season. But, we are now (at the time of
this update) starting to cut back perennials if you have specially
requested this service or C N’R has completed this in the past for
you, and knows to continue to do so. This is a separate service from
fall clean up. Meaning, if you signed up for our fall clean up
service, we focus only on leaves at that time. But prior to getting
into fall clean ups, upon special request, we can cut back
perennials and/or shrubs for the upcoming winter.
Other planned shrub pruning jobs and/or cutting projects, or regular
projects to end the season? We are currently working on some of
these such jobs to close the season out. Officially, we will likely
be closed down for all project services during the week of October
27th when we start fall clean ups. Once fall clean ups start, all C
N’R team members fully focus on that service and some gutter
cleaning.
If you are looking to request a “cut-back” of perennials and/or
shrubs, please ACT FAST as time is running out. Go to
FREE
ESTIMATES to submit your request and we will let you know if
time permits to complete your job.
Any other questions? Please
EMAIL CRAIG.
UPDATED THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18:
**next update will be publisher around mid-October
Here is a projected timeline for project work until fall clean ups
begin.
**keep in mind, once we start transitioning to fall clean-ups, all
project work is completed or it ends as all C N’R team members help
with fall clean up work (and preparations) that likely occurs from
about October 20th through Thanksgiving.
THE REST OF SEPTEMBER:
We will continue to work on finishing planned landscape projects. If
you are a job that signed on late, then some projects like this may
be worked on during the first half of October.
LANDSCAPE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE (including regular
shrub & ornamental tree pruning along with bed weeding and chemical
treatment):
We plan to close out the rest of September and to mid-October-ish
with one more round of this service for customers that are signed
up. C N’R is very organized with what is left to be done until the
middle of October.
PERENNIAL AND SOME SHRUB “CUT-BACKS”:
C N’R works on these jobs prior to starting leaf clean up. These
jobs usually take place in that October 10th - 25th time frame. If
you are signed up for leaf clean up later on, upon special request,
we can cut back items in your landscape beds. This service is not
included in C N’R’s leaf clean up operations and is completed
mid-October-ish.
Once we get towards October 20th, then full focus will start to be
applied to getting ready for leaf clean ups along side some gutter
cleaning.
If you have any further questions, please
EMAIL CRAIG.
UPDATED THURSDAY, AUGUST 21:
**our next update for this service likely will not be published
until the middle of September
CURRENT LANDSCAPE PROJECT JOBS:
First of all, C N’R greatly appreciates your business! If you are
signed up for a landscape project and patiently waiting for your job
to get done, thank you for being patient! As you can read on
previous updates below (scroll down further), you will read facts
about past weather and how it (once again) has significantly
affected our progress this season. It is what it is, but just being
very transparent. Jobs did get delayed as weeks went on with severe
weather (tree damage needs), heavy rains, and then in-between we had
very hot days - and dangerous at times with excessive heat warnings.
No, not excuses, just facts.
At the time of this update, we feel good about where we are finally
and have communicated with customers. As always, you can EMAIL CRAIG
to see when we are thinking your job will be completed. Again, thank
you for your patience this season!
SHRUBS & ORNAMENTAL TREE PRUNING:
If you are scheduled to be pruned once or twice this season, we
continue to work through these jobs, but the weather talked about
above has had an effect. If we have not been to you yet this season,
you will be pruned shortly. If you are in need of another pruning by
the end of the season, we know who you are and you are on our radar.
If there are any further questions, please
EMAIL CRAIG..
LANDSCAPE BED MAINTENANCE (weed control):
As said in previous updates, it has been a challenging season with
weeds in landscape beds. RAIN - it either dilutes our chemical,
moves our chemical or it rains so much that weeds just keep on
coming. And then we try to pull more weeds instead of using chemical
that could be affected by rain, then it rains hard and within a week
or 2, more weeds are present. We are actively doing our best to stay
on top of all the landscape bed weeds and we will continue to do so
through September. Please reach out to
CRAIG'S EMAIL if you have any other questions.
NEED A FREE ESTIMATE? For sure we can help out and
communicate, set up a time to meet, or whatever is needed.
Please go to
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ESTIMATES to submit your request.
UPDATED THURSDAY, JULY 31ST
**next update will be published towards the end of August
WEATHER? The months of June and July have been challenging with
weather & various jobs did get delayed and we are doing our best to
catch up/get them done in between storms we have been receiving. It
could be heavy rain. It could be excessive heat. It could be severe
weather knocking down large branches and some trees. All these
factor into our schedule whether it is tough to get jobs done, or we
are trying to help people with fallen limbs/trees. We thank you for
your patience if you are waiting for a landscape job to be completed
or scheduled with C N’R.
SHRUB & ORNAMENTAL TREE PRUNING: We are now in the
heart of this particular season. It has been somewhat a battle as
well to get to everyone dodging the weather woes talked about above,
but we are literally carving through it! C N’R prunes one to two
times per season, just depends how early we can get the first
pruning done. There are some situations where property owners want
the pruning done way more often than 1 or 2 times, but 1-2x is
normality.
If you are still waiting for C N’R to prune, we appreciate your
patience and we will get there as soon as we can.
LANDSCAPE BED MAINTENANCE (weed control): Wow, this
really has been a challenge this year. It seems every time we go to
a property and pull weeds, spray weeds, etc….more and more rains
come, and more and more weeds show up. Makes us look bad as a
service provider, but at the time of this update (around August 1st)
- we feel we have beds mostly under control and we will continue to
monitor and work on this type of maintenance for the next couple of
months.
NEED A FREE ESTIMATE? We can fit your job in during
the months of August & September. Please go to
FREE
ESTIMATES to submit your request! We will get back to you as
soon as possible!
UPDATED THURSDAY, JULY 17:
**next update will be published sometime late July or early August
“THE WEATHER”: The weather has been a big factor
once again this season. Right away (May and into very early June),
it was not that bad like it was last year, but as the rest of June
went along, the rain started to add up. As the liquid added up, it
also started to delay things and now at the time of this update in
mid-July, the delays have added up to a point where we feel we are
working on half of June’s jobs in July right now. It is just the way
it is, and we appreciate the understanding of our customers and we
will get to all jobs as soon as we can. Whether it is simply pruning
& landscape bed maintenance (more on that below) or a special
landscape project you are waiting for C N’R to complete, we are
getting it done just as soon as we can. If you have any further
scheduling questions, feel free to reach out to
CRAIG'S EMAIL and we can talk a bit more in detail of
what the plan may be. Usually by mid-summer, rainy seasons calm down
a bit, and become just afternoon thunderstorms which is more normal
and more tolerable with scheduling. But, at the time of this update,
we are still getting some full and half day rainfalls.
LANDSCAPE BED MAINTENANCE (including pruning of
shrub & ornamental trees):
We feel we are doing “ok” in this category. The pruning is more
behind than the actual pulling and treating of weeds, but when we
are getting large amounts of rain, it seems like C N’R has not done
anything with weeds this season. And if you are on C N’R’s “regular
landscape bed maintenance program”, we have been to your property at
least 1x this season (depends on the agreement), and some of you 2-3
times already. But the weeds keep coming and coming due to all the
rain. But going back to shrub & ornamental tree pruning, because of
the wet June, a lot of “June jobs” are pushed into July, therefore
our July pruning is getting pushed somewhat as well, and we are
dealing with the elements the best that we can. We appreciate your
patience!
We will see at the next update (end of July or early August) of
where we stand at that point and see if we can make up any ground.
We will keep you posted!
UPDATED FRIDAY, JUNE 20:
**next update will be published during the week of July 7th or 14th
REGULAR LANDSCAPE BED MAINTENANCE:
At the time of this update, we feel we have a pretty good grip on
weeds. It has been pretty rainy, plus humid and hot at the time of
this update. This is prime weather for a lot of weeds to be poppin’
in landscape beds, and if you are signed up for our “monthly”
service to weed out and/or chemically treat beds, we are pretty much
on schedule. Some properties are becoming “due” to be worked on
again, and we recognize this and will be working the de-weeding in
as time goes on.
SHRUB PRUNING/ORNAMENTAL TREE PRUNING:
This season is getting close, and actually we are starting to touch
up some shrubs that are getting out of control, but we do not want
to go over-board. Meaning, just because we have received a bunch of
rain and some shrubs are growing out of control does not mean it is
good to prune quite yet. Rule of thumb is to wait until after the
4th of July for a lot of shrubs. Some shrubs when we arrive to a job
site are still blooming and look really pretty. Often we will skip
pruning the beauty off for the integrity of the shrub and come back
and prune later in the season. After the 4th of July holiday, C N’R
will start more regularly pruning shrubs and ornament trees, and
basically we prune through September 1-2x depending on the
property/customer.
LANDSCAPE PROJECTS:
At the time of this update we are still in the month of June and we
are still working on mulch jobs for sure. But also, just wrapped up
more major seed/sod jobs. The weather has been difficult to work
with in June. When we have frequent bouts of rain, it is tough to
reserve product when we do not trust we may be able to get a
particular job done. But, we continue to cruise into the 4th of July
holiday and we will continue to focus on “early season” jobs first,
and then get more into landscape re-building projects.
If you are a new customer looking to get some pricing on a
particular project, please go to
FREE
ESTIMATES and submit your request.
UPDATED FRIDAY, MAY 30:
**next update will be published sometime during the week of June
16th
REGULAR LANDSCAPE BED MAINTENANCE:
What we mean by this service is simply weed control within landscape
beds. We have been regularly working through weeding/chemically
treating all properties that are signed up for this service that we
try to do every 25-40 days. With all that rain during the week of
May 19th, weeds started popping fast again. We are noticing some
beds that were serviced before the big rain that have weeds coming
in quickly again. Not much we can do to prevent that, but we will
continue to monitor landscape beds as time goes.
SHRUB PRUNING/ORNAMENTAL TREE PRUNING:
At the time of this update, we are just leaving the month of May and
are still at least a month away from starting our pruning season.
Rule of thumb: Shrub or small tree pruning should not be started
until after bloom for all items. We understand that shrub/trees go
through bloom at different times, but generally all blooming is done
sometime after July 4th and that is when C N’R starts to prune.
Unless it is a special situation. Let your shrubs thrive and come in
and thicken. Yes, they will start to get out of their manicured look
for awhile, but this is essential for the health of the shrub or
tree. July/August/September are typically the pruning months, and
then the deeper “Cut-back” time of the season is mid-late October.
LANDSCAPE PROJECTS, such as dirt/seed/sod/mulch:
Generally the weather for the month of May has been ok, except for
that week of May 19th when we received 3-4” of rain. Still, our
current focus is getting all dirt/seed/sod jobs done at the end of
May and very early June, then we will bounce back to a lot of mulch
jobs. If you are on our schedule and you have a timing question,
feel free to
EMAIL CRAIG and we will do our best to give you some idea of what
we are thinking. It gets difficult to provide "longer end forecasts"
for job timing because as the weather changes, our schedule changes
tremendously at times. Which means, if a planned job is not possible
to do at the present time due to weather, we will look around and
find a job that will work at that time, then go back to the original
job. We hope this makes sense and we appreciate your patience if you
are signed up for a project this spring or summer. Thank you for
your business!
MID-SUMMER GUTTER CLEANING? This is our next round
of gutter cleaning that will take place roughly around mid-late
July. If you are looking to get on our next round of gutter cleaning
for July-ish, please
EMAIL CRAIG.
UPDATED WEDNESDAY, MAY 14:
**next update will be published in late May
The beginning of May kicked off our landscape season! Basically
on-time for a normal starting point. Sometimes we can start as early
as late April, but this season was early May. Here we go! A long
season ahead!
REGULAR LANDSCAPE BED MAINTENANCE: It has been hot
and dry to start our season during the first half of May. Actually
record breaking heat at times. Very strange! So, yes, we are seeing
some weeds popping up in landscape beds, but not a lot. We have
started to treat some beds already, and will continue to do so for
the rest of May and through June. NO PRUNING UNITL JULY! Focus will
just be managing the looks of landscaped beds, and if you are signed
up for our “regular maintenance” for weeding/chemical treatments for
weeds (not in lawns, but in landscaped areas) - we will get around
to everyone one-time, maybe some two-times by the end of June. If
you do have more weeds than you want, please
EMAIL CRAIG and we will do our best to get there as soon as we can.
WE CALL THIS “THE BUSY SEASON” - and this includes
landscaping. Our biggest services for May and June usually are
Mulch, Dirt/Seed, & Sod. These are the big 3. Most of our larger
projects start taking place in July and go through the rest of the
summer. Until then, we want to get all properties dressed up and
ready to go for mulch/dirt/seed & sod, but remember, we do A LOT
MORE!
Our schedule is busy, yes, and we will be doing the best we can to
get to all approved jobs as soon as possible over the next couple of
months. If you are a NEW CUSTOMER looking to get an estimate, please
go to our
FREE
ESTIMATES page to submit your request.
Quick note: SPRING GUTTER CLEANING has been
completed for the season. Our next “planned” gutter cleaning service
will take place in July and we call this “mid-summer gutter
cleaning”.
If you have an approved job that is currently on C N’R schedule and
you are looking for an approximate time frame of when it gets done,
please
EMAIL CRAIG. We will do our best to answer your questions.
UPDATED FRIDAY, MAY 2:
**next update will be published around the middle of May
We have now hit the month of May, and the month of May is the time C N’R really
starts to work on landscape projects.
FIRST OF ALL - FOR LANDSCAPE BED MAINTENANCE? If you are on our
“weeding” schedule, or chemical treatment schedule for landscape beds (not
lawns) - sometime during the 2nd half of May is when we will start getting to
weeds, because we want them all to start coming in. Post-emergent weed killer
for mulched areas or rock areas only kills weeds on contact, it does not prevent
much. Therefore, we want more weeds present when we arrive for the first time.
SPRING GUTTER CLEANING? Sometimes we complete gutter cleaning
during our spring cleaning service, and sometimes after. This season we are
completing gutter cleaning jobs after because tree buds/debris are dropping
late. Our landscape project crew will end up cleaning gutters during the first
half of May as we mix this service in with landscape projects. In turn, this
will slow down our projects somewhat during the first half of May.
FOR LANDSCAPE PROJECTS? Our focus early on is
dirt/seed/sod/mulch. At the time of this update, our vendor does not have sod
available, so we will need to wait until they do. Likely during the 2nd or 3rd
week of May it will start becoming regularly available. Dirt and seed jobs small
to big will be coordinated into our schedule just as fast as we can. Mulch jobs,
especially ones with deadlines, will get done as we progress through the month
of May, but mulch jobs will likely fill our schedule through the entire month of
June. If you get mulched in May or June, that is still pretty early.
If you are already on C N’R’s project list for a certain project of sort, and
you are looking for timing? You can
EMAIL CRAIG and we will do our best in answering schedule
questions. To be honest, at the time of this update, we are just getting going,
so it is difficult to promise much scheduling until we get more organized.
Any further questions, please
EMAIL CRAIG.
UPDATED FRIDAY, APRIL 25:
At the time of this update, we have not yet hit the CN'R landscape
season. Our approximate plan is to finish spring clean ups and lawn
de-thatching work early during the week of April 28th. Then, most of
the rest of that week, landscapers will likely work on gutter
cleaning and maybe some smaller projects. And then mowing team
members will start focusing on mowing as we all move away from
spring clean up work. Then, the week of May 5th, we should get more
steady with landscape projects such as mulch, dirt/seed, some sod
once available, etc. The plan will be to focus more on dirt/seed
jobs early on which includes fixing snow plow damaged areas or salt
damaged areas.
If you are an existing CN’R customer for other services and are
interested in getting a project completed this spring/early summer,
please go to
FREE
ESTIMATES and submit your request.
If you are a NEW customer, same thing. Please go to
FREE
ESTIMATES and submit your request. Craig will respond as
soon as possible for all possible project requests!
**the next update will likely be posted on or
around April 23rd**
Please
EMAIL CRAIG if you have any specific questions you need
answered until then
UPDATED SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025:
C N’R landscape crew members have completed some smaller requests
for early cut-back to shrubs per se and some mulch jobs with heavily
populated areas of perennials (before they start coming up). Other
than these types of jobs, our #1 focus for all team members at C N’R
for the mid-late April days will be spring clean up, lawn
de-thatching, fertilizer, water feature cleaning along with
sprinkler system start ups, and then the kick off of our mowing
season. And speaking of the “kick-off” of our mowing season, that is
about when we will “officially” start our landscaping season.
Earlier season jobs included a lot of mulching, dirt/seed, and
sodding. C N’R does do a lot more, but these are the most popular
early on!
If you are looking to receive pricing on your desired project for
the upcoming season, please go to
FREE
ESTIMATES and we will work together from there.
If you are a current customers with an approved job waiting to get
done, at the time of this update, it is still too early to talk
scheduling. Just expect us to get started with jobs late April and
early May.
If you do have in hand a job that has been quoted by C N’R, please
approve as early as possible for earlier scheduling.
We will update again later in April here.
UPDATED THURSDAY, MARCH 20TH, 2025:
We have had another winter with the lack of good snow cover and are
coming into April (at least at the time of this update) with not
much snow on the ground at all. This gets people excited for getting
their yards worked on sooner than later, but with C N’R - all teams
start the season completing spring clean up and gutter cleaning work
before we start any projects. Depending on when we do finish the
spring work, usually our first week for projects starts as early as
late April or sometime early May. Projects basically coincide with
our “weekly mowing” service once we are able to break up into teams
once the spring clean up and gutter cleaning work has been
completed.
Prior to our start of the season with spring clean ups and gutter
cleaning? Yes, if weather cooperates, we can get out to do some
early springtime projects such as “cut-backs” of shrubs prior to
them starting to coming out of dormancy. Or early mulch to gardens
that have a high population of perennials prior to these perennials
coming up. These are some things we can possibly get done as long as
we do not have snow cover, and as long as soil is dry enough to
conduct the work. Also, road restrictions do play a role of when
they are lifted to able loads of product to be delivered.
Again, at the time of this update, it is still early to plan
anything. We are just getting things ready to go, and will be
completing estimates. If you are looking to get an estimate on any
type of project, please go to
FREE
ESTIMATES to submit your request and we will follow up as soon
as we can.
Any specific questions or if you want to quickly approve something
for this season for “as early as possible”, please
EMAIL CRAIG.
