Tree Trimming

 Good tree maintenance means cutting down dead fronds, and pruning away some of the green fronds.  When the job is done, the tree is neater looking and less messy.

Tree trimming is a dirty job. I am glad it is being done, and I am glad that I do not have to do it myself.

Landscape Committee in Action

Below,  is a copy of a short report from the Landscape Committee regarding their recent efforts. It was originally distributed to Unit Owners via email.

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Good Afternoon All,

We were successful this past weekend in clearing and bagging approximately 20 bags of horticultural debris from the West end of Townhouses at Jacaranda.  We intend to meet again on Saturday, December 12, 2015, to continue to make improvements on the TAJ property.  

In anticipation of the next meeting of the Landscape Committee, kindly reply back to this email as soon as possible, identifying yourself with your full name and building number, confirming whether or not you wish to continue to receive notifications about the Landscape Committee.

Thank you,

Lisbeth Isaacs

The Landscaping Committee Gets Their Hands Dirty

Lisbeth Isaacs and Phyllis Fabara pull weeds and clean up the flower bed at Cleary & Lauderdale West Road

The Landscape Committee will meet every Saturday before Bulk Pickup to perform acts of beautification in the TAJ neighborhood. All are invited to come out and join the effort. Please feel free to contact Lisbeth Isaacs (954) 937-1393, Landscape Committee chairman. 

Landscape Committee Meeting Date	Bulk Pickup Date
Saturday, October 10, 2015  10:00 am	Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Saturday, November 7, 2015  10:00 am	Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Saturday, December 12, 2015  10:00 am	Tuesday, December 15, 2015

How Long Did It Take?

Nevermind. The tree got trimmed some way other than waiting for the management office and maintenance crew to respond to my request to have the tree pruned to remove an obstruction to my wife's vehicle.

Tree Trimming Needs

This is an old picture, and the leaves are now hanging so low that they touch my car and interfere with passengers getting in and out of the vehicle. I called the office today at 3pm and got their answering machine so I left a message, and I also sent a request via email asking them to please trim back the tree, or give me permission to cut it myself and I would happily do the job. How long do you think it might take before something gets done?

Remembering Hurricane Wilma, from October 2005

Here are some pictures that I took in the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma. Captions to be added later.

Above is the path that Hurricane Wilma followed, from the West to the East across Florida. Below is what it looked like out my back window when the rain started to fall and the wind started to blow. You can see a piece of the plastic that was supposed to protect our building that was mostly under construction.

Pictured above, we could see trees start to lose limbs during the storm.
Pictured below, the aftermath of the storm when it was safe to walk around the neighborhood.

Above right and below left, building #35 can be seen to be without exterior siding as that building was under construction. It had been wrapped with sheets of plastic by ConTech, the construction company working on the building. The plastic quickly blew off in the storm and offered little protection. Fortunately the storm was more about wind than about water so the building experienced little damage due to water intrusion.

Trees were the big casualties in Hurricane Wilma. When the ground became saturated with water, the high winds toppled many of the big trees that had big, full, leafy "heads".