Early Signs of Summer

Although summer does not officially start to June 21, it sure seems as though it is already here!  May was a very hot and dry month and the indicators point to much of the same through at least mid-June! 

Syringing of greens has become an everyday thing

The greens fans were turned on today and will continue to run through the end of the summer

We have also begun hand watering of fairway trenches and dry spots on tees

The lake behind 11 green, which we transfer water to our irrigation lake on 2 from, is starting to get the summer look as well

Legacy Club House Summer Annuals
and Landscape Renovations

As the seasons change, temperatures increase, and the days get longer, the smell of freshly mowed grass, birds singing, and the sound of the scurry of setting up the golf course for a busy morning of play permeate the last of the cool spring mornings in our lovely little valley. This time of year also brings the changing of the annual flowers around the club house. Over the past years we've learned what works, performs best, and is least appetizing for our pet deer.

 

This year we went with some old favorites and good performers from last year’s endurance test, thanks to one of the longest and hottest summers on record. Dragon wing begonia, scaevola, angelonia, coleus, lantana, and purple fountain grass are a few of the chosen plants for this season. Below are some pictures of the installation process.

Below is Mike, Adrian, and Joe placing and planting the flowers for the island bed.

Adding the mini pine nuggets gives a clean look and also holds in moisture.

Prepping the beds on the back side of the club house.

...and here are the finished beds.

 

 

Picture below from right to left is Mike Donaldson, our Landscape Foreman, and his helper Adrian Vargas, these guys to a great job taking care of the clubhouse grounds.

Landscape Renovations

This year we are able to do some landscape renovations at the clubhouse by filling in open areas and replacing plants that were past their prime. We concentrated on the front door entrance of the clubhouse to give the landscape a cleaner, balanced, and more welcoming look. We replaced some of the scraggly dwarf yaupons with 3 gallon Carrisa hollies and Maiden Hair grass.

Before

After

 

We also renovated the area on either side of the walkway that leads to the Men's Grill in the back of the clubhouse by planting gardenias, itea, and butterfly bushes.

Before

... and after.

Spring Member/Guest Preparations

Our preparations are ongoing for our Spring Member/Guest Tournament which takes place this Thursday through Saturday.  Most of the tasks which we are performing are routine.  However, we do place a lot of emphasis on the timing of detail items, such as the edging of bunkers, cart paths, irrigation heads, and yardage plates, in an effort to peak at the right time.  We also increase the mowing frequency on tees, fairways, and greens, with the greens receiving the most emphasis.  They will be rolled daily during the tournament to help increase the speed, firmness, and smoothness of the ball roll.  We are on schedule with preparations and are looking forward to the tournament!