Landscaping

New Landscaping Contract

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01-17-2026

The HOA Board has signed a new Landscaping contract with “The Landscape Specialists LLC” for 2026 and 2027. They are a Bolingbrook company that has previously done work for the Village of Bolingbrook. 

Please understand… with any “change” there is optimism and there is risk. The HOA Board does understand some residents will applaud this news, some residents will question the change, but most residents simply won’t care as long as the grass gets cut and we have less weeds. 

We hope for a long, successful and satisfying relationship with The Landscape Specialists! 

We will be posting the new Landscaping contract on the website very soon.

Leaves 2025

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11-19-2025

The final “leave pickup” will be done around Thanksgiving. Not all leaves will be picked up as not all leaves will have fallen by then. That’s what happens every year.

Aeration Nov 1

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11/01/2025

Aeration is scheduled today. We are aerating at 2 inches, internet/cable lines should be buried 6-7 inches deep by your internet/cable provider. If they are not buried deep, they are in harm’s way. Good luck.

Trimming Schedule for First or Second Week in September

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08/24/2025

Trimming is scheduled (depending on weather) for 1st or 2nd week in September. Warning: They may not trim bushes exactly like you want, so if you don’t want them to trim them… put a small fence around the targets and they will skip them. We have over 1000 plants in Bella Vista… there also is a possibility they may miss a couple or not do a fantastic job on a few. It happens in life.

Trimming

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06/11/2025

Bush trimming is scheduled for Monday June 16. Please remove all your trinkets from harm’s way as landscapers are NOT responsible for accidental damage of stuff in the mulched areas.

Remember, if you don’t want plants  trimmed, put a small fence around them. Landscapers are NOT going to trim every species of plant to your expectations/likes. It simply is not going to happen. 

Sprinklers turned on for the season

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05/18/2025

Sprinklers are turned on for the season. They start about 4:00am if you want to watch them. They go about every other day except Thursday (landscaping day). If you see one misbehaving, note the exact location, then let the HOA Board know. Thanks.

Aeration and Overseeding

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03/13/2025

The Landscapers are planning to perform the Aeration and Overseeding in the Bella Vista Common Areas on 03/14/2025 and 03/15/2025.

Please get all your stuff off the Common Areas so they don’t have to work around it.

With Aeration, we always runs a risk of cutting cable lines that are not buried to the proper depth, which is 4-6 inches according to Comcast and ATT. Aeration only goes down about 2.5 inches, so in theory, if the cable companies buried lines correctly, we would have no problems.

Fall Landscaping Activities

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10/20/2024

In November, the Landscapers will be doing aeration, overseeding and “end of season” cleanup. The HOA Board has postponed all “sod activities” until springtime. More information on “sod activities” will come in the spring, whenever that gets here.

Mowing and Herbicide Update

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09/25/2024

No mowing on 09/26, as the grass is still trying to recover from ~6 weeks of “no rain”.

Additional herbicide will be put down tomorrow, as weeds love rain. A product called Drive XLR8 is being used to combat crabgrass.

As always, try to keep your pets off the grass for a few hours after the application in your area, just to be safe.

In addition, an “organic Greener” is being tested in the large area (previously sodded North side) on Belle Vista.

Spraying Herbicide for Crabgrass

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09/03/2024

Please be advised that our landscaper will be spraying a herbicide throughout the property tomorrow. (09/04/2024) Please stay off the sprayed area until it is completely dry. Generally 2 or 3 hours after it is applied.