LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE

The City of Palos Verdes Estates maintains an extensive network of public landscapes that are integral to our community's distinctive character and exceptional quality of life. Our maintenance responsibilities encompass public parklands, street medians, open spaces, walking paths, and parkways throughout the City. Professional landscape maintenance of these areas is essential for preserving both the aesthetic appeal of our City and the safety of our residents. Through proper system-wide maintenance, irrigation management, and horticultural care, we protect our community's investment in these valuable assets while preventing erosion, managing water consumption, and ensuring our landscape features remain healthy and sustainable.

The City of Palos Verdes Estates has contracted with Bennett Landscape to perform these vital maintenance services, with direct oversight provided by our Public Works Department. This arrangement allows the City to maintain our high standards of landscape care while ensuring efficient use of public resources. Our Public Works Department actively manages the contractor's performance, ensuring all work meets the City's specifications and our community's expectations. Through this carefully structured approach, we maintain the beauty and functionality of our public spaces while demonstrating responsible stewardship of both our natural resources and public funds.

One of the tools being utilized by Bennett Landscape to enhance maintenance services is the application of herbicides in specific areas throughout the City of Palos Verdes Estates. We recognize that effective herbicide application requires careful planning and attention to detail, which is why these applications are closely monitored and controlled. While herbicide use will be limited in scope, we understand that residents may have questions or concerns about this practice. For this reason, we have established a direct communication channel with our contractor. Residents who have questions about herbicide applications may contact Bennett Landscape directly by completing THIS FORM and sending to engineering@pvestates.org and customerservice@bennett-landscape.com.

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE VERSUS FIRE SAFETY WEED ABATEMENT

Weed abatement services differ from landscape maintenance services and are performed by different vendors. Weed abatement services have the goal to complete more of a clearing of an area, such as clearance that is needed to reduce flashy fuels and to create spacing between shrubs and trees and reduce fire risk, and weed abatement services are completed once per year. Alternatively, landscape maintenance services are for more manicured and more detailed areas throughout the City and are completed periodically throughout the year. For more information on fire safety weed abatement services, please visit the City’s Fire Safety Weed Abatement webpage.

NO PARKING

There may be “No Parking” signs posted on streets indicating the specific dates work will be performed in landscape areas near your home. Parking restrictions will be posted 48 hours prior to the work being performed. During the time crews are present and the work is being performed, access to landscape areas may be limited.

Please help ensure the landscape maintenance activities are successful by observing the dates and times of posted “No Parking” signs during working hours, which are Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4 PM, excluding City observed holidays.