Along with common area maintenance, Heritage Landscape Services (HLS) offers limited turf maintenance for specific properties that pay a special monthly assessment in the following sections:
- Overland Park courtyard homes
- Southern Walk courtyard homes
- Park Glenn villas
- Demott & Silver townhomes
- Hillside single-family homes
IS YOUR PROPERTY LANDSCAPED?
If your property is located in an area that receives landscaping services, you will be included on the landscaping list, and your monthly assessment will automatically cover the fees for these services. If you choose to opt out of any specific service, you will still be required to pay the full monthly assessment for landscape services.
WHAT SERVICES ARE INCLUDED?
Limited turf maintenance services include mowing/trimming, turf applications, aeration/overseeding, mulching, and leaf management. On-site watering is not included in these landscape services. Residents are responsible for watering their property. Damages due to improper water management fall on the owner. Residents who desire additional services outside the scope of what is outlined may do so with another contractor at their own expense. Please review the following Scope of Services and submit your name, email(s), and address to landscape@broadlandshoa.com to receive notices when seasonal services occur.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP WITH SERVICES?
During mowing, HLS will trim along shrub beds, foundations, A/C units, fencing, deck posts, steps, vinyl siding, egresses, mailbox posts, or other areas. As such, owners are required to establish a 3″-6″ weed-free zone around these areas. This is to ensure that they remain in good condition and do not get damaged by the string trimmers. To address these challenges, please review the HLS Landscape Management link below.
MOWING SCHEDULE BY SECTION
2025 Mowing Begins Week of April 14, 2025
See the weekly mowing schedule section below for details.
Mowing typically runs from April to November, but is weather-dependent. Please note that HLS does not bag grass clippings. They mow over clippings to incorporate them back into the lawn. If weather conditions prevent or would cause damage to the turf, then the schedule may be pushed until conditions improve. If you wish to opt out of mowing for the week or for longer, please inform the HOA directly no later than 12:00pm on the day before your section is scheduled to be mowed by sending an email to info@broadlandshoa.com or calling us at 703-729-9704. All requests and communication should go through the HOA, not HLS:
MOWING SECTION BY SECTION (this schedule may change due to weather or other circumstances):
- Hillside Single Family Homes – Wednesdays
- Demott & Silver Townhouses – Mondays
- Overland Park Courtyards – Mondays and Tuesdays
- Southern Walk Courtyards (Arbor Greene, Larchmont, Milford, Westdale, Windover, Wingfoot) – Wednesdays and Thursdays
- Southern Walk Courtyards (Park Brooke, Stonestile, Sunstone) – Thursdays & Fridays
- Park Glen Villas – Fridays
SERVICE RESTRICTIONS BY SECTION
The HOA assessments paid by Courtyard, Overland Park, Park Glenn & Demott & Silver townhouse homeowners include limited turf maintenance services, provided by Heritage Landscape Services (HLS). The following restrictions apply:
- Park Glen Villas: lawns will be treated only in the front and side yards.
- Courtyard Homes (Overland Park and Southern Walk): entire lawns will be serviced, including fenced areas, as long as they are kept unlocked. Access must be available.
- Demott & Silver Townhomes: only beds installed by the builder will be mulched and serviced. Newly added beds or plant material by residents will not be serviced by the HOA landscapers.
- Hillside Single Family Homes: entire lawns will be serviced, including fenced areas, as long as they are kept unlocked. Only beds installed by the builder will be mulched and serviced. Newly added beds or plant material by residents will not be serviced by the HOA landscapers.
Gates that are locked, in disrepair, or difficult to open will not have the backyards/courtyards serviced until access is available. HLS is not responsible for fencing, siding, air conditioning units/platforms, or structural elements of homes. HLS is not responsible for perennials, plantings, and annuals installed by the homeowner. This service does not include bed weeding or dead plant removal, or other items not described within the scope of services. HLS is not responsible for irrigation, lighting, invisible fencing, or any other personal utilities that are not clearly marked. Chemical Use: If you experience any adverse health effects after the application of any treatment, such as headache, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, skin rash, or allergic reaction by inhalation or dermal contact, please contact poison control or seek medical attention.
HOW AM I NOTIFIED OF LANDSCAPE SERVICES?
If you have signed up, the HOA sends emails to notify you of landscaping treatments that occur throughout the year, notifies residents of changes to the treatment dates in case of inclement weather, and alerts you of concerns related to landscape services. To sign up, please send all emails that you would like included in our landscape notifications to: landscape@broadlandshoa.com (Please be sure to include your name and address).
SEASONAL TREATMENT SCHEDULE
Requests to opt out of any service must be made to landscape@broadlandshoa.com by the deadline noted in the landscape email notice. If you do not receive a confirmation, please contact the main HOA office at 703-729-9704.
- Spring Edging (typically Feb-Mar): Week of March 3, 2025 – residents are responsible for weeding beds.
- Spring Mulching (typically Mar): Week of March 24, 2025 – residents are to remove non-HOA mulch not previously placed by HLS if they wish beds to be serviced with new mulch.
- Turf Applications (time frames listed are weather dependent):
- (Feb-Apr) – starts March 26, 2025, weather dependent. All turf areas will receive a fertilizer, pre-emergent crabgrass control and broadleaf weed control.
- (Apr-Jun) – starts May 21, 2025, weather dependent. All turf areas will receive a fertilizer, pre-emergent crabgrass control, and broadleaf weed control.
- (Jun-Sep) – Week of TBD, weather dependent. All turf will receive spot treatment of broadleaf weed control for summertime weeds.
- (Oct-Dec) – Week of TBD. All turf areas will receive a slow-release granular fertilizer.
- Aerating & overseeding: Week of TBD (no mowing this week, seed placed only where needed; must mark personal utilities)
- Final Mowing: Nov (your normal mow day may be altered due to Turf App services this week)
- Leaf Management: Nov/Dec, depending on conditions.
COMMON AREA SERVICES
- March Services:
- Spring Cleanup
- Bed edging
- Mulch
- Weekly trash cans and dog stations are picked up
- Snow stake removal
- The end of the plow season: turf damage, and winter debris pick up
- April Services:
- Maintenance visits, including: mowing, weeding beds, and trash pickup
- Weekly trash cans and dog stations are picked up
- IMP monitoring of insect activity as needed, will spray as needed
- Continue dead animal pick-up and removal from the common areas as needed
- May Services:
- Maintenance visits, including: mowing, weeding beds, and trash pickup
- First turf application
- Prune shrubs and trees as needed
- Continue IPM inspection of insects as needed, and spray any issues as needed
- Installation of approved annuals
- Continue weekly trash cans and dog stations pick up
- Weekly T&M watering of newly installed summer flowers, last fall installed plants, and any trees as needed
- Monitor for storm damage and debris, and report to the HOA
- Homeowner lawn mowing services are provided when requested by the HOA due to covenant violation
- Continue dead animal pick-up and removal from the common areas as needed
- June Services:
- Maintenance visits, including: mowing, weeding beds, and trash pickup
- Continue pruning shrubs and trees as needed
- The second turf application will occur in early June, depending on the weather
- Continue IPM inspection of insects as needed, and spray any issues as needed
- Continue weekly trash cans and dog stations pick up
- Continue weekly T&M watering of newly installed summer flowers, last fall installed plants, and any trees as needed
- Continue monitoring for storm damage and debris, and report to the HOA
- Continue Homeowner lawn mowing services when requested by the HOA due to covenant violation
- Continue dead animal pick-up and removal from the common areas as needed
HLS uses several products for fertilization and weed control in common areas, both pre- and post-application. These products are mixed with water and applied exclusively to the turf. All HLS technicians are certified by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) and adhere to all state and federal regulations. After the products are applied, it takes approximately two hours for the treated area to dry, during which time it is not safe to walk on the turf. Once dry, the products are absorbed into the plants, leaving no residual chemicals on the leaves. This application method is safe since the mixture consists of 90% water and only 10% chemical, making it an environmentally friendly procedure. HLS also posts notices near the property prior to application, notifies the homeowners’ association (HOA) a week in advance, and posts a notice after the application has been completed.
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