Care of your new plants

Proper care for your new plantings is the single most important step to ensure their health and long life and to protect your investment. Here are important items to remember:

1. Water is the key to all plant growth. A few long and deep weekly waterings are much better than frequent light waterings. To check if watering is needed, remove some mulch from around the plant. The soil should be damp, not muddy or crumbly dry. Allow the soil time to drain between waterings. This promotes air penetration into the soil, which is key to root development.

During summer months, generally, new plantings should be watered three times weekly, less during cooler, wet weeks. Ten foot trees need approximately 15-20 gallons, shrubs need 3-7 gallons per watering and smaller plantings need 1-2 gallons. Watering needs must be monitored closely and tailored to each plant.

2. Mulch helps to moderate fluctuations in temperature and moisture. A 2-3 inch layer of double ground bark mulch should be maintained on your plantings. This will also suppress weed growth. Mulch decomposes with time, adding organic matter to your soil. Keep your mulch beds stirred up (not crusty). This prevents fungus from forming and makes mulch last longer. Don’t mulch over 3” deep. This will aid water and air penetration.

3. Pruning and shearing determines shape and habit. Remove all dead wood by cutting back to a point of live wood. Try to remove interior tree branches to increase air and light, allowing plants to attain their natural form. Our designers are trained to know this information.

4. Fertilizer helps to supplement nutrients not available in native soil. Apply at the beginning of your plant’s second growth season, not the first year. Use an organic type, balanced blend of fertilizer. Apply at recommended rates on the product label around the drip line (outer edge of branches) of the plant.

These are general care guidelines. The conditions and plant species at your particular site may require some modified care. If in doubt, please call with any questions before trouble shows up - by then it may be too late! We’ll be happy to go over any special needs you may have.

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Plant Guarantee - Terms and Conditions

All material is guaranteed as specified and all work completed in a workmanlike manner according to standard practices. Any alteration or deviation from above specifications involving extra costs will be executed only upon written orders and will become an additional charge over and above the estimate. All agreements are contingent upon strikes, accidents or delays beyond our control. The Owner carries fire, tornado, and other necessary insurance. Our workers are fully covered by Workmen’s Compensation Insurance.

All plants are guaranteed to be alive and in good condition for a period of one year after installation, unless otherwise stated. Plants will be replaced one time only. With regularly scheduled Professional Garden Care you get extended guarantees on all new installations.

All guarantees or claims against us are null and void due to: 1) improper watering or care by owner, 2) failure to meet payment terms, 4) acts of nature including, but not limited to, flood, drought, insects, prolonged freeze.

Any underground wiring, drainage, tile fields, utility lines, etc., incorrectly located or not located by owner or their representative and subsequently damaged by W.D. Wells & Associates, Inc. crews will be fixed at an additional cost to the client.

There is no guarantee on herbaceous perennials or groundcovers (e.g. pachysandra, ivy or vinca) and no guarantee on transplanted plants.

PLANTING NOTES AND SPECIFICATIONS

• The execution of this proposal includes the furnishing of plants and materials as specified in the proposal, including pruning, staking, watering labor and clean up to execute the plantings properly.

• All plant materials are to be nursery grown, of excellent landscape quality and free from insects and diseases. Selection and installation to be in accordance with ANLA standards. Plant size shall be a fair average between the size range indicated.

• If trees cannot be located where shown due to utilities or other obstructions, existing or proposed, trees shall be relocated in the field as approved by the landscape architect/designer.

• All shrubs and groundcover shall be placed in continuous beds as delineated on the plans, unless otherwise noted.

• Mulch to be double-shredded hardwood bark, or approved equal, and spread to be a minimum depth of 2 inches.

• Landscape contractor is responsible for sufficient watering at time of planting and until hob is completed and turned over to the owner.

• Staking - use 2”x2”x6’ oak stakes on shade trees over 2” caliper and evergreen trees over 8’ height. Staking as needed to be determined by W.D. Wells and Associates.

• Planting bed preparation-prepare all planting beds as follows: rototill existing soils and incorporate amendments as specified in proposal.

• Planting height-plant all trees, deciduous and evergreen, 1-2” above existing grade (measured from trunk flare) for future settling. Fill area around tree planting with topsoil and form a saucer outside the original soil ball for watering.

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Driving Directions (By appointment)

W.D. Wells & Associates is located in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania
12 miles southwest of Longwood Gardens and 16 miles northwest of Wilmington,
DE.

190 Woodcrest Road, West Grove, PA

Latitude: 39.825107
Longitude: -75.855628

From Pennsylvania (points east) :

Take U.S. Route 1 South to Jennersville (Rte. 796) exit. Turn right onto Rt. 796 North. Make 1 st right onto Woodview Road . Turn right at 2 nd stop sign onto Woodcrest Road . We are at the end of Woodcrest on the left.

From Pennsylvania (points north) :

Take PA Route 10 south to PA Rt. 41 (Gap Newport Pike). Turn left on PA Rt. 41 to PA Rt. 796. Turn right onto PA Rt. 796 to Woodview Road. Turn left onto Woodview Rd to 2 nd stop sign, which is Woodcrest Road . Make a right onto Woodcrest Road . We are at the end of Woodcrest on the left.

From Maryland :

Take Rt. 1 North to Rt. 796 exit (Jennersville). Take Rt. 796 North (make left off exit). Make 1 st right (just a few hundred yards from Rt. 1) Woodview Road. Follow Woodview Road to 2 nd stop sign, which is Woodcrest Road . Make a right onto Woodcrest Road . We are at the end of Woodcrest on the left.

From Delaware :

From the Delaware Memorial Bridge, follow I-295 to Rt. 141. Rt. 141 to Rt. 41 North (sign will say Lancaster ). Follow Rt. 41 North thru Delaware into PA through the town of Avondale, PA to U.S. Rt. 1. Take Rt. 1 South to Rt. 796 exit (Jennersville). Turn right onto Rt. 796 North. Make 1 st right onto Woodview Road . Follow Woodview Road to 2 nd stop sign, which is Woodcrest Road . Make a right onto Woodcrest Road . We are at the end of Woodcrest on the left.

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