How to replenish jointing sand:
Step 1: Pour a small amount of sand onto your paver surface.
Step 2: Sweep sand across all pavers so the sand falls into the joints
Step 3: Sweep off excess sand and place back into bag for future use.

Tips:
Make sure your pavers are dry when replenishing jointing sand. Sweeping sand over wet pavers is very difficult.

Do not fill sand to the very top of your pavers - this will cause sand to be tracked into your home. 1/8 in. - 1/4 in below the paver top is sufficient….

Steep slopes on driveways or sidewalks may require replenishing of sand more often.

Cleaning your Pavers:
Soap and water can remove most minor stains but if needed specialty cleaners can be purchased from Unilock.

Avoid spraying water directly into paver joints, as this will remove the sand. Any time you wash out any sand we suggest replenishing sand in the paver joints after the pavers have dried.

Sealing your Pavers:
Sealing your Pavers will give them a matte finish similar to when they are wet - except without the shine. Sealers will slightly darken the paver color and usually have to be re-applied every 1 to 1 ½ yrs. Before sealing, your pavers must be cleaned since any stains on the pavers will be sealed in. You should wait 3 months after date of installation before applying sealers to let efflorescence fade away, (white streaks of salt that appear on the surface of the paver from the manufacturing process). Since sealers can change the color of pavers or make them slippery over years of re-application - WE DO NOT APPLY SEALERS

NEWLY SODDED LAWNS/HYDROSEEDED WATERING AND MOWING PRACTICES

Newly sodded Lawns
Amount & Timing of Irrigation - Generally, lawn turf requires .5 to 1.5 inches of water per week. The amount applied will change depending on the weather conditions. The conditions of high water use are due to high temperatures, low relative humidity, sunny, windy, and long days. Light frequent applications of water are much more productive than heavy applications once per week. Certain turf diseases and insect damage are reduced when light early morning, early afternoon or just prior to the highest heat period of the day. You should slightly increase the amount of water during high temperatures and wind to account for evaporation loss.

Newly Hydroseed Lawn
It's very important to keep your new lawn moist. You might be required to water 2-3 times per day, depending on the weather. Seed germination could take anywhere from 2-4 weeks, all depending on temperature and your water practices. Fertilize within 4-5 weeks, with a starter fertilizer (19-19-19). No weed control or pre-emergent should be used until the lawn has been mowed at least for 2 months, to insure that the grass seed has all germinated and has had time to harden off.

Mowing Frequency
A general "Rule of Thumb" is to not remove more than 1/3 of the total leaf surface grass blade at any one mowing. This may require mowing twice a week in the spring and fall and normally once per week in the summer. Removing more than 1/3 of total leaf surface can severely shock the grass plant by decreasing it's ability to support the underground portions of the plant. On the tenth or twelfth day, stop watering your lawn for at least 2 days before mowing. Mow your lawn at the highest setting. We recommend bagging your lawn for the first few mowings.

Fertilization Program:
*this program is set-up for established lawn and is a guide only.

Early Spring - Pre-emergent crabgrass control and balance fertilizer
Spring - Broadleaf weed control and balanced fertilizer
Early Summer - Slow release summer fertilizer
Mid - Summer - Slow release turf building fertilizer
Fall - Broadleaf weed control and balance fertilizer
Late Fall - Late fall/winter blend fertilizer

Watering Guidelines for your new plants

Use this as a guide only - heat, humidity and soil/site conditions need to be taken into consideration.
Please use your own judgment as to how much water your plants need.
Extremely hot or windy days will dry your plants out very quickly.

Your new plants need deep, thorough waterings to help establish their root system. For the first three weeks after your plants are installed, it is important to follow these guidelines to help establish their root system. Water is the key to keeping your plants healthy and beautiful.

How to water your new plants:
1. Turn your garden hose on half way open so as not to erode the dirt and mulch away with high pressure from your garden hose. DO NOT use any type of nozzle on the hose.
2. Hold the hose near the trunk of the tree or the center of a shrub.
3. Water your large trees first (This allows water to soak in to their larger root balls). Remember that larger trees can have as much as 2 ft. root balls below the ground. You should water for about 1 to 1.5 minutes before moving to your next tree.
4. Water small shrubs next, taking into consideration the size of the plant, you should water from 10 to 45 seconds.
5. Return to your large trees and water for an additional 1 to 1.5 minutes.

If the area around your plant is soft or mushy, to the point where your feet are sinking, DO NOT water your plant that day. Check your plant the next day to see if it needs to be watered. Too much water will restrict oxygen to the plants root system causing the plant to "drown". Plants that are over watered tend to lose leaves from the center of the plant first. Under watered plants tend to lose leaves from the outside of the plant first and their leaves start to get brown and dry from the edges of the leaves inward. If you are unsure if your plant is over or under watered, pull back the mulch around the plant and gently push your fingers into the ground to check if the dirt is moist or dry. It should be fairly moist but not muddy.

DO NOT skip waterings because it is forecasted to rain the next day, or if it rained over night. Sometimes rain fall does not have a chance to soak into the ground to give a deep soaking.

Watering Schedule:
1st Week: Once Per Day 2nd Week: Every Other Day
3rd Week: 2 to 3 times per week Thereafter: 1 to 2 times per week as needed.
This is only a guide - you will still need to check your plants to see if they need more or less water.

If you have a separate shrub zone with your sprinkler system, your shrub zones will be set for 15 minutes per zone, three times per week. After two weeks you will need to re-program each shrub zone to five to seven minutes per zone, twice per week
Please remember that lawn zones on your sprinkler system should not be adjusted so as to water your landscape beds. The amount of water that your lawn needs is too much for your plants. Too much water on your plants will restrict oxygen and cause your plant to "drown".