This page is dedicated to explaining our land management strategies for our monthly maintenance contracts.

Full Circle Landscaping is all about creating outdoor spaces that beautify our world, not spaces that further toxic chemicals and poisons in our environment. Therefore, we hand-pull most weeds in the gardens we maintain. Weeds should become more manageable each year if:

• They are pulled at the appropriate time before seeding/flowering so that the seed bed decreases over time

• Open space is not being unnecessarily watered leading to weed growth

• Weed barrier is utilized, i.e. weed cloth, thick bark layer, or road base

There are some instances when we have found that hand-pulling is not the best strategy and we spray:

• Nut sedge. Hand-pulling can actually encourage this plant to multiply.

• Wild onion. Bulbs can actually suck nutrients out of the soil and away from other plants if dense enough. The bulbs can be so deep you would have to remove several inches of soil if you wanted to remove the plant. I like this “weed” because it’s beautiful in spring, but it needs to be managed into a patch or it will take over.

• Morning glory and oxalis. Some plants if not managed properly can act invasive. You might find that after hand-pulling for years, they only seem to be getting worse. I believe sometimes it’s best to eradicate early by a relatively small amount of spray rather than have a bigger battle down the road.

**If you have other knowledge around land management practices that you would like to share, we are open to hearing about your strategies and seeing if they can be implemented in your yard’s management plan.