Tag: gardening

Fight Weeds with Pre-Emergents

Bonnie Marcus, Community Administrator Pre-emergent herbicide is an application to the soil surface. The herbicides kill germinating seeds of most annual and perennial weeds. This application should be applied prior to anticipated flushes of weeds, e.g., winter rains or summer monsoons. Drift from pre-emergent herbicides does not damage growing plants but may prevent seeds from…

Palm Trees

Bonnie Marcus With summer approaching, it is almost time to begin trimming your palm trees. Please do not do them too early. The palm flowers will begin to come out around the end of May and June. After your palm flowers and the fruit sticks have grown out, this is the best time to trim…

Palm Trees

ACC Committee All palm trees should now be trimmed, but as we all know, this is not the case. With the monsoon season here, the high winds really cause a mess in everyone’s yards. If you have palm trees, please get them trimmed. The palm tree letters have gone out. Thank you for your compliance.

Where in the Heck Did Those Weeds Come From?

Catherine Schaeffer, DanSco Realty Group How is it possible to go to sleep one night with your yard looking pristine and lovely and wake up the next day with 12-inch weeds in your yard? Sun and water are the simple answers. The sun-drenched days and picturesque landscapes of SunBird come with a little hitch: the…

It’s Time to Trim Your Palm Trees

ACC Committee Now that all the flowers have come out, palm trees should all be trimmed by the end of the month. We are now in monsoon season, with the high winds and heavy rains. These palm trees leave unsightly debris throughout the community and can cause damage to your home or your neighbors’ homes.…

Garden Club News

Some members of the SunBird Garden Club enjoyed time at the Lavender Farm and lunch out after our last meeting for the 2023-24 season. We look forward to starting our monthly gatherings again in October. Please consider joining us!

Garden Club

The SunBird Garden Club would like to thank everyone who came out for the 2024 Annual Home Tour last month. This popular and fun afternoon could not happen without gracious homeowners opening their beautiful homes, workers who coordinated the event, and all the volunteers who helped make this year’s event a huge success. A major…