Landscape Maintenance

• General Maintenance Schedule (General weeding control, pruning, and cleaning)

BellaVista, the new landscape contractor, is now providing landscape services for The Villages. See high-level maps and outlines of the vendor’s various activities for November on The Villager Online at news.thevillagesgcc.com. The schedule reflects days for mowing, combined mowing/cleaning, cleaning, and detailing. Detailing includes pruning, pulling weeds, and detailing plant material.

• Fertilizer

Custom blend fertilizers are arriving within the next two weeks and pre-emergent to be completed alongside it. Four applications are to be completed throughout the year. First turf fertilizer application and first pre-emergent applications to be completed on the week of 12/9 – 12/13 throughout the districts and Club properties as follows:

-Village Del Lago, Village Sonata, Village Fairways, Village Cribari, Village Glen Arden, Village Highland, and Village Valle Vista 12/9 – 12/10 

-Village Montgomery, Village Verano 12/12 – 12/13

-The Heights, Village Hermosa 12/11 and 12/13  

-Village Olivas, The Estates 12/11 – 12/12

-Club Properties 12/11 

• Pest Control

o Treatment for voles, moles, gophers and squirrels—Village Montgomery, Village Del Lago, and Village Sonata—will occur on 11/25.

(Rozol Vole Bait, Talpirid, Gopher Coetter Type 2 Bait, Rodent Bait Diphacinone .005% and .01%).

o For pesticide information used by the pest control vendor or the landscape vendor, please contact Customer Service at 408-223-4670 or visit the Corporation Yard at 3401 The Villages Fairway Drive. San Jose, CA 95135 or visit the Resident Portal and click on the pesticides button for pest control or landscape.

• Watering Schedule

BellaVista and Management have adjusted/reduced the watering schedule based on the latest weather conditions. 

• Beta Sites/Non-functional turf conversions—The Villages entry along Sonata/Del Lago in progress. Gachina will start work at the Montgomery Beta Site within the next two weeks. 

Association Maintenance

If your village is not listed below, there is not a large-scale project occurring within your community. However, Public Works continues to address ongoing standard maintenance and landscape requests within each village.

•Village Glen Arden—The roof replacement project continues to remain on hold due to weather. Management is working with vendor to determine upcoming window which would allow for demo.

• Village Valle Vista—Fire Hardening Project Delayed

o Update: Notices have been posted to all residents about the project which will restart next week. Updated schedule as follows:

9001 – 9008 scheduled on 11/18 – 11/19

9009 – 9016 scheduled on 11/19 – 11/20

9017 – 9024 scheduled on 11/20 – 11/21

9025 – 9033 scheduled on 11/21 – 11/22

9034 – 9041 scheduled on 11/22 – 11/25

9042 – 9047 scheduled on 11/25 – 11/26

9051 – 9072 schedule will be shared on 11/22 when finalized. 

See landscape maintenance maps

Maintenance Activities

Landscape Maintenance

• General Maintenance Schedule (General weeding control, pruning, and cleaning)

  • BellaVista, the new landscape contractor, is now providing landscape services for The Villages. The following pages provide high-level maps and outline the vendor’s various activities for November. The schedule reflects days for mowing, combined mowing/cleaning, cleaning, and detailing. Detailing includes pruning, pulling weeds, and detailing plant material.

• Fertilizer

  • Custom blend fertilizers are arriving within the next two weeks and pre-emergent to be completed alongside it. Four applications to be completed throughout the year. First turf fertilizer application and first pre-emergent applications to be completed on the week of 12/9 – 12/13 throughout the districts and Club properties.

• Fire Fuel Zones

  • The following fire fuel zones remain to be addressed in November

    • 11/12 – Glen Arden and Valle Vista Fire Fuel Areas

• Pest Control

  • Treatment for voles, moles, gophers, and squirrels – Village Olivas, Village Hermosa, and Village Heights – will occur on 11/18.

    • (Rozol Vole Bait, Talpirid, Gopher Coetter Type 2 Bait, Rodent Bait Diphacinone .005% and .01%).

  • Treatment for Voles, Moles, Gophers, and Squirrels – Village Montgomery, Village Del Lago, and Village Sonata – will occur on 11/25

    • (Rozol Vole Bait, Talpirid, Gopher Coetter Type 2 Bait, Rodent Bait Diphacinone .005% and .01%).

  • For Pesticide information on pest control or landscape, please contact Customer Service at (408) 223-4670 or visit the Corporation Yard at 3401 The Villages Fairway Drive. San Jose, CA 95135 or visit the Resident Portal and click on the Pesticides button for pest control or landscape.

• Watering Schedule

Bella Vista and Management has been adjusted/reduced the watering schedule based on the latest weather conditions. 

• Beta Sites/Non-functional turf conversions – The Villages entry along Sonata/Del Lago in progress.

Association Maintenance

If your village is not listed below, there is not a large-scale project occurring within your community. However, Public Works continues to address ongoing standard maintenance and landscape requests within each village.

• Village Glen Arden –The roof replacement project continues to remain on hold due to weather. Management is working with vendor to determine upcoming window which would allow for demo.
• Village Valle Vista – Fire Hardening Project delayed

  • Update: Notices have been posted to all residents about the project which will restart next week. Updated schedule as follows:

    • 9001 – 9008 scheduled on 11/18 – 11/19
    • 9009 – 9016 scheduled on 11/19 – 11/20
    • 9017 – 9024 scheduled on 11/20 – 11/21
    • 9025 – 9033 scheduled on 11/21 – 11/22
    • 9034 – 9041 scheduled on 11/22 – 11/25
    • 9042 – 9047 scheduled on 11/25 – 11/26

See landscape maintenance maps

When: December 16, 2024, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Where: The Foothill Center

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Highlands Street Warranty Work 

The Villages Public Works team has been working with ASI to get warranty work completed for the last four months. We were able to seize a window of opportunity with the vendor to get the project completed October 29. We apologize for the last-minute notice. The street will be blocked at the location (see map below) for the project timing indicated below. 

Valle Vista Vents 

The Public Works team received the correct vents and have scheduled with the contractor to begin the week of November 4. (See tentative scheduled below.) 

Working Hours 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 

Beta Site Turf Conversion – Entrance, Del Lago and Montgomery Frontage 

The beta site conversion continues along the Del Lago frontage through Montgomery next week. 

From October 28 through November 1, the Public Works team alongside Posey Design & Construction will prep and paint the sound wall facing Villages Parkway. 

Asphalt Pathways – Montgomery, Hermosa and Heights  

Redline Asphalt is scheduled to perform safety repairs to the asphalt walkways on Wednesday, October 30.

Recycle Right. Do plastic bags, wrap, and film go into a recycling bin or garbage bin?

The answer: Put them in a garbage bin or take to a recycler retailer. When placed in the recycling bin, they can jam up the sorting equipment. However, you can recycle clean plastic bags by bringing them to a drop-off location such as a grocery store. Local options include Target located at 3155 Silver Creek Road and Sprouts located at 1771 E Capitol Expressway. Otherwise, place plastic bags and film in the garbage bin. Prevent litter by putting all bags inside one bag that has been tightly tied shut. If not, they can easily blow away. Remember—recycle right.