Thursday, June 3, 2010

Landscape Punchlist

Punchlist Items:
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++ = "extra", please propose cost

* West yard: Rehinge gate so it opens to walkway, not lawn. Add brace. Cut arch.
* West yard: Move phontina from right side of steps to outside West fence
* West yard: Move escallonia next to West gate (right side)
* West yard: Plant hibiscus (behind the garage) next to West gate (left side)
* West yard: Fill in dirt around square flagstone steppers
* West yard: Plant lemon thyme around square flagstone steppers

* Front yard: Arch arbor needs anchoring and protection from soil; wobbly.
* Front yard: New hopseat to screen shade arbor in place of escallonia
* Front yard: Move escallonia to right side of West gate
* Front yard: Bush to block PG&E Smartmeter
* Front yard: Fountain: Cut post by hose bib
* Front yard: Fountain: Rotate hose bib to point into basin
* Front yard: Fountain: Add drip line to fountain basin
* Front yard: Remove almond tree
* Front yard: 2 more uplights on birch trees
* Front yard: Additional boulders in birch area, cedars, perhaps others
* Front yard: Adjust lawn sprinklers in a few weeks when lawn edges established

* Front porch area: Move coral bells to East yard south raised planter
* Front porch area: Colorful cranesbill geraniums in brick planting area
* Front porch area: Plant rosemary on left side of brick steps

* North garden: Change irrigation to drip
* North garden: Add boulders
* North garden: Move lemon tree to East yard, in corner near storage gate area
* North garden: Add flagstone steppers ++

* East yard: 2 more podocarpus along south fence
* East yard: 2 podocarpus in raised planting area to block fence bump-out
* East yard: Hydrangea in far SE corner in raised planting area
* East yard: Two 3' bushes, shade-tolerant in raised planting area (behind coral bells)
* East yard: Lattice on side of deck
* East yard: Plant dwarf lemon tree near storage area gate (relocate from behind garage)

* South strip: Drip irrigation to vine in front of kitchen window

* General additional plants (park strip, West fence)


Additional items (please propose cost):
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* Install post by garage corner ++
* North garage garden: flagstone steppers ++
* Move bricks/pavers back into storage area, onto 2 pallets ++
* New: Re-hinge existing gate to north garden from right to left ++
* Pre-emergent all dirt areas, including park strip ++
* Mini-bark on all dirt areas ++
* Fix sinking pavers at the end of the driveway (~50 sq.ft.) ++
* (Remove erroneous 4th "T-ARBOR", no location indicated, $1250)
* (Remove "Lattice install square style," (80 LF), $1760)