Body Corporate Services

Body corporate garden spruce ups

Fresh mulch and new plants revive tired common area garden bed in Auchenflower.
Fresh mulch and new plants revive a once tired common area garden bed in Auchenflower.

It is always great to see tired and overgrown common area garden beds brought back to life. However, it takes a lot of hardwork and planning to whip neglected gardens into shape.

At Common Ground Property Services we follow a four step strategy.

1.  Clutter Clearing. We start by thinning out overgrown plants, and removing dead/low hanging branches, weeds and inappropriate/under-performing plants.

2. New Plantings. We then plant out new plants in-line with client requirements. Typically the client brief will include the need for a variety of water wise plants of differing heights and leaf structures. Most commonly we are asked to included some kind of colourful flowering shrub.

This body corporate courtyard was converted from a bare garden bed into an inviting space, with the addition of some liriopes, cordylines and philodendrons.
This body corporate courtyard in New Farm was converted from a bare garden bed into an inviting space, with the addition of some liriopes, cordylines and philodendrons.

3. Mulching. Next, spreading a thick layer of mulch around the new plants helps to keep them healthy, and also provides a great backdrop to really make them stand-out. Where possible, we also recommend irrigating new gardens to help them perform well.

4. Follow-up. Lastly, as most of our jobs are for existing clients, we can keep an eye on the new gardens on our regular garden maintenance visits and stay on top of pruning and feeding requirements.

Sometimes it is hard to know where to start when tackling a new garden project. Which is why I find it helpful to break big projects into smaller manageable tasks. The end result is always worth the effort.