By Mary Sapp, Chair
Project in Progress
The Fairfax Invasive Removal Alliance (FIRA), whose mission includes finding ways to help manage invasive plants on private land, contacted us with an offer to send experienced volunteers to provide a free assessment of Lakeport's invasive plants, recommendations for how to manage them, and assistance in removing these plants. Their visit will include primarily clipping invasive vines from trees on Lakeport’s common areas and residents' private property. It will take place on Saturday, March 1, and focus on the wooded areas next to Lakespray, between Lakespray and Lakeport, and behind the fence on Sunrise Valley. If you want to volunteer to work with FIRA and Landscape Committee members on this project, contact msapp@miami.edu.
Projects CompletedIn November, Complete Landscaping installed 11 native plants along the RA path leading to the pool from the Sunrise Valley sidewalk (where a black locust was removed last spring).
Complete also replaced difficult-to-maintain grass along the RA path by the dock with mulch and installed five stone steppers next to the new pollinator garden there to provide a path to the dock for nearby homes.In addition, Complete removed invasive Nandina bushes from the entrance and enhanced the soil in preparation for our major 2025 landscaping project, which will be the installation of new plants to enhance the visual appeal of Lakeport for drivers and pedestrians on Sunrise Valley Drive.
Please remember that owners and residents are not allowed to remove, add, or prune plants in common areas without the permission of Lakeport’s Landscape Committee, and we ask that you consult with us before paying to have branches overhanging your property trimmed/removed.
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