Landscaping and Mulching
2025-08-12 00:00 - 2025-08-15 23:59 (America/New_York) | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse Wednesday 8/13-Friday 8/15. They will be performing their regular maintenance work. Also this week, the Ruppert subcontractor, CPS , will be here applying mulch and pine straw where needed.

Landscaping Update 8/20-8/22
2025-08-20 00:00 - 2025-08-22 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week the Ruppert crew will be in Countryhouse Wednesday 8/20-Friday 8/22. They will be doing mowing and other routine maintenance work. We have received many questions about the mulch application and have learned that they are not yet finished with the job. So if you have not received mulch, it will be coming.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 8/26-8/29
2025-08-27 00:00 - 2025-08-29 23:59
This week the Ruppert crew will be in Countryhouse Wednesday 8/27-Friday 8/29 and will be doing routine maintenance work. Last Friday members of the landscaping committee and the HOA board met with Ruppert managers to discuss several issues and ideas for the future. Based on this meeting the board has approved the purchase of another round of mulch and pine straw to finish the work that was started earlier this month. So if your yard has not yet been touched or not completed, it will be happening as soon as the material is available.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 9/4-9/5
2025-09-04 00:00 - 2025-09-05 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse only two days, Thursday 9/4 and Friday 9/5, due to the holiday. They will be performing their regular maintenance service and picking up bagged material and other debris. We are still waiting on a schedule for the remaining mulch application and will inform you as soon as we receive word.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 9/10-9/12
2025-09-10 00:00 - 2025-09-12 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse on a normal schedule-Wednesday 9/10-Friday 9/12. They will be performing their usual maintenance work and picking up bagged and bundled debris. We are still waiting for a definite date for the remainder of the mulch application and will let you know as soon as we do.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping 9/17 - 9/19
2025-09-17 00:00 - 2025-09-19 23:59
This week the Ruppert crew will be in Countryhouse on a regular schedule-Wednesday 9/17 through Friday 9/19. They will be performing their usual maintenance work of mowing, blowing, and pruning as needed. They will be doing one more community-wide trimming/pruning service later in the fall.
The second round of mulch application should begin this Thursday, weather permitting. If there are any changes we’ll let you know.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping 9/24-9/26
2025-09-24 00:00 - 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse on a normal schedule-Wednesday 9/24-Friday 9/26. They will be performing their regular maintenance work-mowing and blowing leaves. Be sure to set out any bagged or stacked debris for the day they work in your close.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 10/1-10/3
2025-09-30 00:00 - 23:59 | Countryhouse
Despite this week’s rain, our Ruppert crew will follow their normal Countryhouse schedule. They will be here Wednesday 10/01-Friday 10/03 performing their regular maintenance work. We are waiting to hear if the second round of mulch work was completed-we will let you know when we do.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping / Landscape and Tree Surveys 10/6 - 10/10
2025-10-06 00:00 - 2025-10-10 23:59 | Countryhouse
Landscaping Update 10/06-10/10
This week Ruppert will be following their regular schedule in Countryhouse-Wednesday 10/08-Friday 10/10. They will be performing their usual maintenance work of mowing, blowing and picking up debris.
Many of you have pointed out shaggy shrubs in your yards and we want to let you know they will be doing the second round of pruning/trimming soon. This week they are starting the trimming in Weathersfield and, once finished there, they will be moving on to us.
Finally, this month both the landscaping and tree committees are doing surveys of all Countryhouse properties. So do not be surprised if you see us walking around your homes assessing trees and shrubs. You’re welcome to come out and say “hi”.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 10/16-10/17
2025-10-16 00:00 - 2025-10-17 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse only two days, Thursday 10/16 and Friday 10/17. They will be doing their usual routine maintenance work. Trimming/pruning will be scheduled in the next few weeks.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping 10/22 - 10/24
2025-10-22 00:00 - 2025-10-24 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse Wednesday 10/22-Friday 10/24. They will be doing their regular maintenance work of mowing, blowing, and picking up debris. The Landscaping Committee has finished its survey of all the closes and we’re now compiling a list of replacement shrubs to be planted.
Last week I mentioned that the Tree Committee is also walking our properties checking for trees that need pruning or removal. As they go around they are marking some of the trees with either red or white tape or red and white tape. Red tape indicates removal, white indicates pruning, and both red and white tapes mark a tree that needs evaluation by a professional.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 10/30 - 10/31
2025-10-30 00:00 - 2025-10-31 23:59
Due to the rainy weather, the Ruppert crew will be in Countryhouse Thursday 10/30 and Friday 10/31.
They will be facing a lot of wet leaves as they perform their routine maintenance work!
Aeration and over seeding, for yards where it will be viable, is coming next and the shrub replacement proposal is in the works.
We will keep you informed once we have a concrete schedule for them.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping Change: Monday-Tuesday, 11/3-11/4
2025-11-03 00:00 - 2025-11-04 23:59 | Countryhouse
Starting November 3, Ruppert crew will be scheduled in Countryhouse on Mondays and Tuesdays instead of later in the week. Due to the loss of out of country employees who have to return home at the end of the season, the remaining crew members have to be reorganized to cover the same number of communities.

They will be in Countryhouse Monday 11/3 and Tuesday 11/4.

Any bagged items and other debris need to be put out by Monday morning.

Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 11/13-11/14
2025-11-13 00:00 - 2025-11-14 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert’s schedule will be different. They will be in Countryhouse on Thursday 11/13 and Friday 11/14 performing their regular maintenance duties.
Also on Thursday, the planting of the 79 new shrubs is expected to begin. Last week the landscape committee marked the location of every new shrub with stakes and dowels, with the name of the plants on them. We are happy to see all our planning come to fruition.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 11/17-11/18
2025-11-17 00:00 - 2025-11-18 23:59
Last week’s schedule did not work out as planned, but the new shrubs were planted throughout Countryhouse and have received one round of watering.
This week Ruppert will be coming Monday and Tuesday to do their regular maintenance work. I know that a lot of you are asking about shrub trimming and it will be done when they finish up the work in Weathersfield, hopefully soon.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 11/25
2025-11-25 00:00 - 23:59
Since this is a holiday week, Ruppert will be in Countryhouse on Tuesday 11/25 only. They will be doing regular maintenance work and picking up bags and debris.
The Landscaping Committee wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

Landscaping 12/1-12/2
2025-12-01 00:00 - 2025-12-02 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse Monday 12/1 and Tuesday 12/2. Last week was a short week but they should be back to their regular maintenance work this week.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 12/9
2025-12-09 00:00 - 23:59 | Countryhouse
Ruppert will be in Countryhouse Tuesday 12/9 to do regular maintenance work. From now until the end of the year they will have limited crews, so we will notify when they plan to come here.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 12/16
2025-12-16 00:00 - 23:59 | Countryhouse
I received a message saying that Ruppert will be in Countryhouse Tuesday 12/16. However, as you have probably noticed, my information as of late has not been too accurate. This is all due to weather and staffing issues since the seasonal workers have returned to their home countries.
After this week, there will be no further visits until the week of January 5, when regularly scheduled visits will resume.
The Landscaping Committee wishes everyone a safe and happy holiday season!
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 1/8 - 1/9
2026-01-08 00:00 - 2026-01-09 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse Thursday 1/8 and Friday 1/9 and, for the foreseeable future, their regular schedule will include these two days of the week. They will be performing their regular maintenance duties and continuing with the trimming of shrubs not yet touched.
Several of you have asked about Christmas tree pickup. They will be removing the trees and, as soon as I have a definite date, I will send out a notice as to when it will happen.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 1/15-1/16
2026-01-15 00:00 - 2026-01-16 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse today, Thursday 1/15, and tomorrow, Friday 1/16. They will be doing their regular maintenance work, blowing and mulching leaves and continuing with shrub trimming. They also made an unexpected visit on Monday to try to catch up after the holidays.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping: 1/19-1/22
2026-01-19 00:00 - 2026-01-22 23:59 | Countryhouse
Ruppert was here on Monday as a precaution for the possible stormy weather later this week. They are planning to also come Wednesday 1/21 and Thursday 1/22 to continue with maintenance work and trimming where needed.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping
2026-02-05 00:00 - 2026-02-06 23:59 | Countryhouse
Now that the snow and ice have finally cleared (mostly) Ruppert is able to be here today, Friday, to do maintenance work.
We also want to mention that if any of you have cut down, but not removed, trees on your property Davey will be carrying them away per their contract. Matt Emmerson, who oversees our Davey contract, went around yesterday checking on the status of trees staged for pickup.
They had hoped to finish their work this week, but the weather had other ideas, so it may take until next week for these trees to be removed. It will happen!
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping
2026-02-12 00:00 - 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse on Thursday 2/12. They will be performing their regular maintenance work and collecting any debris piles or bags.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping
2026-02-16 00:00 - 2026-02-17 23:59 | Countryhouse
During the winter off-season, Ruppert’s visits do not follow a regular schedule due to moving crews around as needed. This week they were in Countryhouse Monday morning and back on Tuesday.
We have had some comments and questions about the piles of wood chips placed in several locations. We had been thinking about the possibility of using them and, at our request, Davey gave them to us at no charge. We plan to use them in areas other than next to homes, where we will apply traditional shredded mulch. We hope this will prove to be an effective and cost saving addition to our mulching budget. It is an experiment for us, but Camden has been doing it for several years so we are optimistic.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping
2026-03-05 00:00 - 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert is scheduled to be in Countryhouse Thursday 3/5. They will be performing their regular maintenance work, blowing and picking up debris. The committee plans to meet with our Ruppert manager on Friday to discuss ways to strategically relocate some of the wood chips for easier access to areas that need them. The pile on Wealdstone has already been applied in that area.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping
2026-03-13 00:00 - 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse tomorrow, Friday 3/13. They will be doing their regular maintenance work, so please have your bags and bundles of debris ready for pickup.
–Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping
2026-03-16 00:00 - 2026-03-17 23:59 | Countryhouse
Ruppert worked yesterday, Monday 3/16, in the stormy weather trimming and pruning tree limbs to provide safe access under and around trees. Today, Tuesday 3/17, they are back picking up storm debris and doing their normal maintenance work.
A reminder to residents to email me if you prefer to take care of mulching your yard, rather than having Ruppert do it. We need notification by this Friday, 3/20.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping
2026-03-23 00:00 - 2026-03-24 23:59 | Countryhouse
This week Ruppert will be in Countryhouse today 3/23 and tomorrow 3/24. They will be doing their regular maintenance work and possibly some trimming of shrubs where needed.
We have heard from several residents that their Yaupon Hollies look dead. It seems this winter was particularly hard on certain shrubs, but the Yaupons should revive with the warmer weather. We recommend waiting a month or two to see how any affected plants do.
Bonnie O’Connell

Landscaping
2026-03-30 00:00 - 2026-03-31 23:59 | Countryhouse
Ruppert will be in Countryhouse on Monday 3/30 and Tuesday 3/31 this week. Going forward they are scheduled to come on Monday and Tuesday each week, weather permitting. So you can plan on placing your yard bags and debris piles for pickup after all your hard work over the weekend. 😉
Bonnie O’Connell
