https://nativeyardatlas.com/tags/maintenance/ Recent content in Maintenance on NativeYardAtlas.com Hugo en-US Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/establishment-and-stewardship/checking-stakes-ties-and-shelters-young-trees/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/establishment-and-stewardship/checking-stakes-ties-and-shelters-young-trees/ <h1 id="checking-stakes-ties-and-shelters-on-young-trees">Checking stakes, ties, and shelters on young trees</h1> <p>Stakes, ties, tubes, and netting can help in some planting systems, but they can also loosen, rub, or restrict growth as a tree changes. First identify what was installed and why. Keep the installer’s instructions or project plan; a landscape tree and a forest-restoration seedling do not share one support schedule.</p> <p><img src="https://nativeyardatlas.com/establishment-and-stewardship/checking-stakes-ties-and-shelters-young-trees/tree-hardware-check.svg" alt="Inspect whether a support tie rubs or constricts the trunk, whether stakes and shelters remain secure, and whether hardware is ready to be removed." loading="lazy" decoding="async"></p> https://nativeyardatlas.com/establishment-and-stewardship/monitor-ontario-rain-garden-first-year/ Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nativeyardatlas.com/establishment-and-stewardship/monitor-ontario-rain-garden-first-year/ <h1 id="monitoring-an-ontario-rain-garden">Monitoring an Ontario rain garden</h1> <p>A first-year storm log helps show whether a planted runoff feature is changing over time. First identify the feature and who maintains it: a simple home rain garden, a designed bioretention cell, and a municipal stormwater facility may have different plans, owners, and performance expectations.</p> <p><img src="https://nativeyardatlas.com/establishment-and-stewardship/monitor-ontario-rain-garden-first-year/storm-event-observation.svg" alt="Follow stormwater from the inlet through the planted basin to the outlet, recording what changes at each point." loading="lazy" decoding="async"></p> <h2 id="find-the-design-and-maintenance-contact">Find the design and maintenance contact</h2> <p>Look for an installation plan, homeowner or condominium agreement, municipal inspection sheet, or contact for the designer or maintenance provider. Ontario’s Stormwater Management Planning and Design Manual addresses defined stormwater practices; it does not set one inspection rule for every residential rain garden. Use the plan for your feature before deciding whether an observation is unusual.</p>