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Hulticultural Management Plan 2023 - SV-1
Hulticultural Management Plan 2023 - SV-1
Hulticultural Management Plan 2023 - SV-1
Management Plan
Review January
2023
The main trust area of the Estates Services Department is the overall maintenance of
the garden and grounds using various horticultural maintenance strategies. A
sustainable approach in garden maintenance envisages an environmentally friendly
landscape with minimal maintenance, low water requirement and minimal use of
pesticide and synthetic fertilizer.
The Sara Village Compound is enriched with different varieties of plants grown for
potential adaptation to adverse environmental conditions and changing climate.
Drought tolerant, drought enduring and resistant plants are preferred to reduce water
requirements but not compromising the aesthetic presentation and panoramic view of
the landscape.
The ground keeping and gardening teams exert an extensive effort in maintaining and
upgrading the estate landscape aesthetic presentation and ambiance in compliance with
the client’s Statement of Requirements. The head of estate and ground services and his
teams regularly monitored the village landscape and act promptly in addressing the issues
raised internally or externally. This 2023, the estate and ground services teams focus more
on improving maintenance details and customers service satisfaction.
The estates are divided into 26 x locations consists of 15 x courts and 11 x facilities/areas
that required regular inspection and monitoring. The monthly inspections will range from
8 to 9 areas per month or equivalent to one cycle per quarter.
Inspecting for the presence of paper, sticks, stones and other debris from area
surrounding buildings /facilities and collect them and dispose.
Communal areas must be free of branches, leaves, debris and any obstructions.
Dry spots and brown patches of lawn areas due to irrigation water requirements
must be addressed immediately.
Tree branches on pathways must be above head level in order not to distract the
bikers and walking residents,
Bushes and ground covers must be properly trim to prevent encroaching the
walk path to avoid slip and trip to by passers.
Removal of unwanted growth from shrubs, remove weeds and edge grass along
walkways and flower borders and pull-out weeds from all landscaped areas.
Weeds and unwanted grass must be uprooted or sprayed without causing
damage to grass.
Collected branches, leaves, papers, weed, grass cuttings and other debris must
be bagged and hauled them to nearby collection points within the site area.
Controlling seasonal weeds on the gravel area by spraying approved to use
herbicides.
Properly mowing of grass height to maintain the green colour.
Over spraying sprinkler heads on sidewalks must be adjusted to minimize slip
hazard
Trees and newly planted trees or shrubs in and around lawns must be free from
damage of garden machineries.
Flowerbeds and grass lawns must be maintained regularly and provided with
nutrients to flourish.
Side of the villas gravel strip must be free from debris and weeds.
The hard landscape is scrutinized for safety measures and maintenance.
All safety concerns are reported back to the relevant department for
immediate rectification.
The horticultural plan for the maintenance of Sara Village gardens is set up to be easy
to manage through a systematic and sustainable approach to fulfil performance goals
and objectives, regular evaluation of gardening activities with allocated resources and
available facilities.
The lawn area covers 119,563m² of turf grass, of which the sports field alone covers
7,968 m². The entire lawn consists of 550 strips of different sizes, comparatively
bigger, moderate and smaller ones. Considerable parts of these are landscaped with
level terrain with a few exceptions of slope terrain. Some of the areas are erected as
berms with varying dimensions.
Out of 105 berms, 98 were fully converted to ipomeas, 5 to ice plants and 2 on schedule
during 2023. Some lawns were converted to shrubs and tiles during 2012-2022. This year,
we have very minimal conversion project which is mostly modifying the previous
converted areas.
Harvesting of three (3) compost pit contribute a lot in our potting and repotting
activities which will be developed during this reporting year. We are now sustainable
in terms of garden soil requirement, which will reduce overall costs during 2023. The
project has saved approximately 2x truckloads of garden soil from supplier, whilst
reducing our “’carbon-foot print’’. Some of the garden beds inside of the courts have
received vast amount of wood chippings in order to hold moisture and at the same
time suppressing the weeds and reduce water wastage – this will be ongoing during
2023.
b. Environmental projects
c. Fertilization
Minimal amount of fertilizer was use because of the irrigation water are from
STP and it contains some nutrients needed by plants especially Nitrogen.
Fertilizer application done biannual for football as part of intensive
maintenance, other areas were treated as the need arise. Newly planted
shrubs and ground cover, basal fertilization technique was used together with
peat moss and perlite for immediate recovery. Trees and shrubs were fertilized
as the need arise only.
d. Berms conversion
e. Rockeries
There are 40 x rockeries in Sara Village that enhances the aesthetic presentation
of the communal garden. The original design was ground cover integrated with
cacti and succulents but as time passed it becomes matured, overcrowded and
not appealing anymore, it was gradually change to cacti, succulents, flowering
shrubs and topiary in minimal quantity with gravel as dominant feature which
complement to big rocks and gives contrast to the green surroundings.
To maintain the quality of the rockery, a regular monthly inspection was carried
out and if there is a missing or unhealthy plants, we replace immediately using
the same plants/category available plants in the nursery.
The garden team plan to improve the rockeries by shaping/training the shrubs
into round shape and topping up more gravel, it was noted that some of the
gravel starts to deteriorate/sink and discolored.
Flower beds were gradually converted to flowering and foliage shrubs for easy
and cost saving maintenance. There are still several flower beds in Sara Village
that gives attraction and colours like round-a-bouts which planted by petunias
and were replaced biannually. Pergolas inside the courts were planted with
bougainvillea which bears flowers during the season. Neriums and
bougainvillea were propagated in the nursery while petuinas and geraniums
were purchased off based. Corners of the courts were dominantly planted with
bougainvillaeas, cassia glauca and neriums which are perennials hence minimal
replacements required.
As the season change, especially from post winter to peak of hot season, some
degrees of deterioration are visible like bare patches, wilted plants and dieback. To
maintain the satisfactory level of garden presentation, bare patches were tidied up
and cleared. If bare patches are huge, we redesign the area using matured and
robust shrubs available in the nursery because it has greater chances to survive in
unfavorable weather condition.
If the patches are smaller, we just tidy up and clear waiting for next planting season.
Wilted plants and die backs were regularly monitored and given special attention
like more water, soil and nutritional requirements to recover or at leastto survive
during incremental weather condition.
In case of missing plant hills, we replace it with matured plants of the same
variety as per the image below:
Weeds detract from the beauty of lawns; the most efficient method of
controlling lawns weeds is to maintain a dense and vigorously turf. Weeds can
be controlled simply by altering cultural practices to favour the turf grass
rather than weeds. The cultural control includes raising or lowering the
mowing height, changing the frequency of mowing, lengthening or shortening
the period between irrigations etc. Hand weeding were done on the areas near
the trees and shrubs while those in open areas we use post emergence non-
selective herbicide and those weed mix with ground cover we use selective
herbicide. We employ extra care when using these chemical because some
residents have cats and dogs strolling around alsofollowing Health and Safety
protocol.
Mulching using the wood chips shows significant contributions in terms of weed
suppression (see photo below)
j. Pest Control
If the turfs look like damaged, wilted and dried or even with yellow patches it
may be due to pest/insect attack. Insects feed on roots, defoliate or cut the leaf
blades. The insecticide application here in Sara Village are very minimal, if plant
parts are damaged, we just cut it out. If the damage is severe that’s the only
time, we request pest control for spraying. During winter months, fungal
infection notably visible especially in football field, we use certain amount of
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fungicide to prevent further inspection. To mitigate the damage of lawn, we over
seeded it with winter
l. Irrigation maintenance
m. Supervision/Reorganization
Garden related activities such as planting, weeding lawn mowing, lawn edge
trimming, pruning, fertilization etc is under the immediate supervision of 5
Grounds foremen and performed their day-to-day activities in their respective
garden areas. During the planting season, grass cutting team were assigned to
do the garden renovation program. The teams were reorganized twice a year to
meet the demand of maintenance requirement (winter and summer have
different working schedule). Modification and enhancement projects are under
the direct supervision of horticulturist with guidance of Sara Village
Management.
p. Operational Services
Warehouses, workshops and other facilities were monitored and schedule for
once a week tidy up or as per request basis.
There are around 366 trees identified to cause potential damage if allowed to
grow unmanaged. Some trees located inside the private garden were taken out if
the villa is empty or resident had oved out. Those trees that raised to help desk
for immediate attention were prioritized. Tree pruning team was created to
address the overgrown trees. This season we will concentrate pruning the trees
inside the courts as well as trimming of palm dry fronds. In summary, all trees
on the corners of the courts were already trimmed, this season we are
concentrating in managing the tree and palms inside the courts, Target of
completion will be in March/April 2023.
Before trimming:
HMP/23 –issued 31 January 2023
After trimming:
r. Perimeter Trees:
Metal pergolas inside courts are already corroded/dilapidated, for safety purposes,
these metal pergolas were removed and relocated to plant nursery to use as shed
for plant propagation/recycling. Currently, all the metal pergolas have been
removed and those in good condition were modified as propagation tunnels.
b. The hard landscaping and street furniture are included in the monthly communal
court inspections. The structures are examined for safety and maintenance work
i.e. wooden bench and its concrete base.
Wooden pergolas were planted with climbers (bougainvilleas and Jasmin), these
plants grow aggressively and cause damage to the wooden mess, also the weight of
the plant’s stresses to pergola itself. As of January 2023, only 3 wooden pergolas
left (on schedule).
ENVIRONMENTAL
a. Recycling
Five (5) wooden boxes were initially constructed in the plant nursery, these boxes are
covered with nets and serves as composting bins, it has an approximate capacity of 40
cubic meter of fresh grass, it takes about 4-6 month to be matured, once it is ready it
will be mixed to plant repotting (transferring of plants from small pots to a bigger
container) medium as additives.
Grass composting
Selected tree branches (size ranging from less than 1 inch up to 6 inches calliper) from
trimmings or uprooted trees were chipped using a machine. The heap of wood chips
was turned regularly using bobcat and temperature was regularly monitored. Some
were used as composting additives to grass while some are left tobe decomposed on
site.
PLANT PROPAGATION
Plant propagation is a continuous activity in the plant nursery. The two newly constructed
propagation tunnel will increase the plan production output. To date, the propagation bed as
well as plant conditioning areas are full of plants. Below is the recent inventory of our plant
nursery with its corresponding estimates. Please note mostly ofthese plants are intended
for plant replacement only. If there is a project that requires plants not available in the
nursery it will be sourced off base, this will be currently on hold until September 2023 for
review – BAE Accommodation Strategy Plan announcement.
The football ground was attacked by the crows, it was found out that it was infested by
grubs. We immediately conducted a remedial measure to prevent further damage by
applying pesticide and fertilizer.
Proposed grass reduction program for September 2023 – (If BAE Approves– via the
Accommodation Strategy staying on SV)
Option 2
Option3
1. 1252 01240-21165 MV GRAN MAX SMALL PICKUP DAIHATSU 30/04/2012 GROUND MAINTENANCE 5979 KLA
2. 1255 001884 MC IGLOO COOLER 2 GALLONS CAPACITY Jul-14 GRASS CUTTING TEAM W/ OUT ASSET TAG
3. 1256 01225-03353 PM WHEEL BARROW SPRAYER 31/03/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ OUT ASSET TAG
4. 1256 01225-03354 PM WHEEL BARROW SPRAYER 31/03/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ OUT ASSET TAG
5. 1256 01225-03355 PM WHEEL BARROW SPRAYER 31/03/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ OUT ASSET TAG
6. 1256 01225-03356 PM WHEEL BARROW SPRAYER 31/03/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ OUT ASSET TAG
8. 1256 01225-03369 PM STEAM MACHINE W/ NOZZLE 30/04/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ OUT ASSET TAG
9. 1256 01225-03490 PM SHINDAWA CHAIN SAW - MODEL 389S 30/06/2012 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/OUT ASSET TAG
10. 1256 01230-38899 FF WATER DISPENSER HOT/COLD 220V 31/03/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ OUT ASSET TAG
11. 1256 01230-39063 FF COMPAQ 500MT 8PC INTELCORE W/W 30/04/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ ASSET TAG
12. 1256 01230-39084 FF HP LCD MONITOR 18.5 " 30/04/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ ASSET TAG
13. 1256 01230-39110 FF HP LASERJET PRINTER P2055 30/04/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ ASSET TAG
14. 1256 01230-39647 FF THREE WHEEL CYCLE 30/06/2010 BILAL MONDAL - 30998 W/OUT ASSET TAG
15. 1256 01230-39830 FF BICYCLE 31/07/2010 JIYA UDDEN - 35084 W/OUT ASSET
TAG
W/ ASSET TAG - INTERNAL
16. 1256 01230-42029 FF HP OFFICE JET 6500A PRINTER 28/02/2013 GROUND MAINTENANCE
TRANSFERRED FROM ADMIN
BLDG
18. 1256 01230-42913 FF TRICYCLE 30/06/2014 CHABI LAL - 31195 W/OUT ASSET TAG
19. 1256 01230-42986 FF TRICYCLE 30/09/2014 SOHEL RANA - 2495 W/OUT ASSET TAG
20. 1256 01230-44014 FF TRICYCLE 31/10/2016 NAFIS AHMED - 9028 W/OUT ASSET TAG
21. 1256 01230-44015 FF TRICYCLE 31/10/2016 TAYUB HOSSAIN - 2285 W/OUT ASSET TAG
22. 1256 01230-44093 FF TRICYCLE 31/03/2017 MUKESH KUMAR - 807063 W/ ASSET TAG
23. 1256 01230-44494 FF TRICYCLE 10/31/2017 SAFIDUL NOWSATH - 31372 W/OUT ASSET TAG
24. 1256 01230-44496 FF TRICYCLE 31/10/2017 HIRON ABDUL - 2054 W/ ASSET TAG
25. 1256 01230-44497 FF TRICYCLE 31/10/2017 J.M. RAMLAN - 30579 W/ ASSET TAG
29. 1256 01240-00962 MV TOYOTA HILUX S/C MODEL 2010 31/03/2010 TRANSPORTATION 9124 HTA
30. 1256 01240-00963 MV TOYOTA HILUX GL SINGLE CAB 2010 31/03/2010 TRANSPORTATION 2695 HTA
31. 1256 01240-09908 MV HONDA LAWN MOVER HF 2620 (Riding Mower) 31/03/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ OUT ASSET TAG
32. 1256 002005 MC IGLOO WATER COOLER 10 GALLONS Mar-15 NOOR HASSAN - 31195 W/ OUT ASSET TAG
33. 1256 38992 MC VISITOR CHAIR FABRIC BROWN GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ ASSET TAG
34. 1256 38993 MC VISITOR CHAIR FABRIC BROWN GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ ASSET TAG
35. 1256A 01225-04236 PM HONDA LAWN MOWER (PUSH MOWER) 30/11/2017 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ ASSET TAG
37. 1256A 01225-04261 PM HEDGE TRIMMER 30/11/2017 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ ASSET TAG
38. 1256A 01225-04262 PM HEDGE TRIMMER - STIHL 94CE 30/11/2017 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ ASSET TAG
39. 1256A 01225-04263 PM TILLER 16" SUPER BRONCO 30/11/2017 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ ASSET TAG
ADDITIONAL NEW - W/
1256A 01230-44687 FF TRICYCLE 28/02/2019 RABIUL SEHK - 31141
40. ASSET TAG
1262 01230-39100 FF HP LCD MONITOR 18.5 " 30/04/2010 GROUND MAINTENANCE W/ ASSET TAG
41.
9316 001383 MC CALCULATOR DS-2TV-W (12 DIGITS) Sep-10 NURSERY OFFICE W/ ASSET TAG
42.
MC IGLOO WATER COOLER 1 - 5 GALLONS 6/22/2022 GROUND MAINTENANCE ADDITIONAL NEW
43.
MC IGLOO WATER COOLER 2 - 5 GALLONS 6/22/2022 GROUND MAINTENANCE ADDITIONAL NEW
44.
Below is the inventory of plants currently held on stock which will be used for all
modification and improvement projects during 2022/2023 (seasonal requirement).
Plant Description Quantity
Nerium mature 600
medium size 890
Bougainvillea Big 532
Bougainvillea Small 3369
Red Vitex Big 1924
Red Vitex Small 343
Vitex White Big 2309
Vitex White Small 937
Clerodenron B/ Big 1876
Clerodenron B/L small 494
Clerodenron S/L Big 324
Clerodenron S/L Small 2036
Gazania 9266
Moss ross 1175
Red plants 1260
Callestemon 42
Thevetia 12
Frangipani 50
Rosemary 190
Cassia glauca 25
Eucalyptus 3
Delonix 10
Lagestromia 3
Total Estimate 27,670.00
Jun 4412
Jul 7372
Aug 4622
Sep 3492
Nov 26292
Dec 22982
TOTAL 167,119.84
Hedge Trimmer 3
7 Workshop (Long Handle) Equipment Tanaka
Mulching Push
19 01-PLNTNSYWKSHMULCHMOW1 Workshop Mower 1 Equipment Honda