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Lawn & Plants

Definition

If you’ve got a lawn, a backyard or balcony vegetable garden, or just a struggling succulent by your kitchen window, then you know it takes careful CPE to keep your greenery alive, no less thriving. Even if you have a helpful gardener to lend you his or her green thumb, it’s still on you to keep an eye on limp or leggy plants that may need a shot of Miracle-Gro.

Conception

You have a lawn & plants

Planning

  • Researching appropriate plants for home (climate, sunlight exposure, seasonal, water usage/drought resistance)
  • Defining maintenance plan
  • Managing weather conditions

OUTSOURCED (LANDSCAPE, GARDENER, LAWN MOWER, ETC.)

  • Sourcing

Execution

  • Executing maintenance plan
  • System control (sprinkler set-up, daylight saving times, stay apprised of local laws on watering)
  • Purchasing seeds, flowers, plants, fertilizer, sod, mulch, soil, shovels, gloves, trimming supplies, chain saw, wheel barrel
  • Lawn/garden maintenance (mowing, fertilizing, weeds and pesticides)
  • Pest control: monitor pet/animal/insect prevention
  • Pruning/trimming/raking/citrus removal: trees, bushes, flowers
  • Hiring
  • Paying
  • Managing & communicating (including access plan)

Minimum Standard of Care

Are your plants/lawn alive with no safety hazards?