Landscaping
Lawn Care
Lawns: Please be sure to tend to your landscaping by keeping your yard trim, freshening up your pine straw and mulch, and keeping your grass and all your planter beds clear of weeds. Lawns require maintenance, fertilizer, weed control, and pre-emergence for crabgrass.
After mowing: All grass clippings should be swept up and bagged for pickup. Grass clippings should not be blown into the street or disposed of in an open lot area, stormwater drains, or retention/detention ponds. Please check your natural areas and flower beds, as those areas usually require weeding and new pine straw or mulch around this time of year.
Edging: Tree edging should be defined by a deep edge surrounding the tree that separates it distinctly from the end of the grass and the beginning of the tree bed. Edging is also required curbside, including the seam in the street, where the blacktop and the cement curb meet, the walkway, and driveways.
Fences
Homeowners may submit requests to fence in their backyards to the Architectural Review Committee. For details on how to submit a modification request, sign in to your HMS Community Website or the HMS Express app.