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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | MAY 2021 25 Landscape Committee "I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree..." ~ Joyce Kilmer This is Patti Pitts and as a child, growing up on the fairly treeless Great Plains, my mother would often recite this poem to us. She grew up in the 1930s and placed great value on trees and taught her children to love and value trees. One of the first things that we noticed when we first drove into Four Seasons were the trees, so this month I am going to visit with you about trees. You may have noticed the trimming of our Four Seasons trees over the past few months. This is an ongoing process so that these magnificent beings remain healthy and strong. If you live in the Front Yard Cost Center, you must contact Shannon Shelton at shannon.alfaro@fsresidential.com with any issues that you may have about your trees as they are part of the HOA and maintained by the HOA. There is a blue button on the Daily Report for Landscape concerns and it is a handy shortcut for reaching Shannon. Trees may not be trimmed or altered in your yard except by HOA-authorized people. If you live outside the Front Yard Cost Center and maintain your own yard, be aware that changes must go through the Architectural Review Committee. When it is time to trim your trees, please remember that topping your tree will result in weak new growth that can break and can ultimately cause the tree to die. If your tree is staked, you may want to discuss removing those stakes with a professional tree person. Because it is windy here, stakes can be left on longer than normal but watch so that girdling does not damage the bark of the tree and that the tree does not grow into the stakes. Be sure to check with FirstService or the ARC about the city of Beaumont ruling about the number of trees you must have in your yard before removing a tree. There is also a list of HOA-approved trees on the Four Seasons website. ~ Patti Pitts, pattijpitts@gmail.com Facilities Committee The Facilities Committee is reviewing proposals for repainting the trim and metal on the Springdales and the low pony walls that need repair and fresh paint. We are also working on proposals for repainting all the metal gates including the pedestrian gates and metal fencing in need of fresh paint. The pedestrian gates also need some repair and that will be part of the gate project. The construction of new shuffleboard courts is progressing well and should be completed or near completion. The Facilities Committee meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 10 am. We always welcome residents to join us and share their ideas or concerns. ~ Jim Griffin, jjimgriff08@aol.com The Lodge grounds in bloom

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