Weeds, Weeds Everywhere—After all this rain it is no surprise the hillsides throughout California are green, but in our little slice of paradise it’s not the green we are hoping for. Managing weeds has been an ongoing project for Harvest Landscape. In fact they were in the third year of a three-year plan to reduce weeds utilizing a Pre-emergent … [Read more...]

What We Do—The Landscape Committee works toward a coordinated, consistent, and colorful community landscape. The committee advises on replacement of problem or high maintenance plant material with shrubs, trees, and flowers that are non-invasive, that do not unreasonably impede views, and that minimize maintenance costs. The committee also … [Read more...]

Turf Over-Seeding Fall is here now, and this is the time to scalp the warm season turf and over-seed with a cool season turf blend. October is a key transitional month in the turf lifecycle. It is the month when the warm season grasses begin to go dormant, which causes lawns to look dead and brown. Of course, the lawns are not dead, but in order … [Read more...]

Tree Trimming—The tree trimming throughout the community should begin around the second week in September and run through to completion in December. Although we sometimes receive trimming requests related to views, the fall months are the time of year when all the Association maintained trees are trimmed. Once the tree trimming is completed, the … [Read more...]

SCWD Residential Watering Restrictions - August 30, 2022 SCWD - August 30, 2022 - Additional Watering Info - To Avoid Fines Please Follow Instructions South Coast Water District HOA Watering Information - Drought Letter for HOAs & Commercial Watering Information … [Read more...]

At the June meeting of the Landscape Committee, the subject of some dead plant areas on the slopes of Windlass, Brigantine, Windjammer, and Halyard/Wind- ward was addressed. We want to notify homeowners that Harvest, our landscape contractor, has been dealing with a very Invasive asparagus fern invasive weed known as Asparagus Fern and Brazilian … [Read more...]

We have been notified of a problem regarding the olive trees at the entrance to Niguel Shores, and we want to alert our homeowners who might be experiencing similar problems with their olive trees. The following letter is from our landscape contractor, Harvest Landscape Enterprises: Dear Niguel Shores,This short information letter is to be aware … [Read more...]

The Landscape Committee would appreciate your input ifyou see or hear of any problems related to a landscape issue in the common areas, such as a sprinkler leak or fallen tree, etc. Please fill out a Homeowner Request Form (sample below) available online or in the office, and submit it to the office. Thank you, stay safe, and Happy New Year!—Bill … [Read more...]

LANDSCAPEAs a reminder to homeowners, common area landscape con-cerns must be reported to the NSCA Office by submitting ahard copy of the Homeowner’s Request Form (HRF) or using Sample of HRF links on website the Online Service Request Form at niguelshores.org/148-2/Once you submit the form, it will then be routed to the appropriate parties to … [Read more...]

The Landscape Committee meets on the second Tuesday of each month. Members are Lynn Dawson, Sue Forrest, Kathy Jones, Linda Koppang, Karen Linger, Donna Rosecrans, Kathy Samuel, and Bill Walkup.Each committee member is responsible for walking and inspecting their assigned area in the community and reporting any issues or concerns to NSCA Management … [Read more...]