You will notice some changes around the entrance and clubhouse this week as our Grounds team focuses on these areas. First, this has been one of the best years we have had with our winter flowers. I have received numerous compliments from all of you. However, these annual flowers are different than perennial shrubs and have a limited life expectancy, typically lasting only a season. Due to their large size, we are beginning to see these flowers blow over, break off or wilt due to increased water needs. Like you, I hate to see these flowers go, but in order to avoid watching these beautiful flowers deteriorate, we will be changing out our flower beds this week.
Second, as a result of the Sugarcane Mosaic Virus affecting the area's Saint Augustine grass, we killed off what was left of our infected grass and encroaching weeds last fall. In order to keep the lawn green over the winter we seeded it with ryegrass. As summer approaches, the ryegrass will be susceptible to death from the inevitable high heat and humidity. Over the next two weeks, we will be replacing the overseeded turf with new bermudagrass sod. We also plan to extend the concrete around the center circle to minimize damage caused by the numerous semi-trucks that service the club and neighboring condos. Due to timing, the concrete work will occur later this summer.
