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(9) 1.4.4 WATERING CITY OF SANTA ANA All shrubs shall be properly irrigated to maintain a healthy condition. Shrub areas shall be deeply watered as required by weather conditions to provide adequate moisture for optimum growth. At no time shrub areas shall be allowed to show a lack of fresh green color or a loss of resilience due to lack of water. Wherever or at any time that an irrigation system is damaged, fails or does not adequately cover the shrub area in which it is installed, the Contractor shall furnish and set out hoses and sprinklers, or other portable means, as required to uniformly water the shrub. Automatic irrigation shall be conducted between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m. and shall be programmed to prevent excessive runoff, ponding or over watering. Shrub areas shall not be maintained in an over watered and/or saturated condition. Contractor shall respond immediately to signs of plant stress. Plant material lost due to stress shall be deemed Contractor negligence, as determined by the City of Santa Ana, and replaced at Contractor's expense. 1.4.5 REPLANTING The Contractor shall be responsible for the complete removal and replacement of shrubs lost due to normal attrition or due to Contractor's faulty maintenance or negligence, as determined by the City of Santa Ana, at no additional cost to the City. 1.4.6 CULTIVATION AND MULCH All bare soil or open areas shall be either cultivated weekly or covered by a minimum of two (2) inches of mulch. All mulch material shall be of a recycled product free from foreign grasses and weeds and shall be approved by the City. At no time shall weeds be allowed to remain in bare or planted areas. Shrubs shall be pruned as required to ensure clear vehicular and pedestrian visibility and clearance. Remove broken or diseased branches and provide general containment and good appearance. Plant material encroaching onto or from City property shall be trimmed back to property line at City's discretion depending on circumstance, i.e. plants growing over fences and sidewalks from private property adjacent to contracted areas shall be trimmed back to the property line. Prune shrubs to retain as much of the natural informal appearance as possible, consistent with intended use, i.e. vines not growing into other plants, etc. Coordinate with City of Santa Ana. Continuously remove any spent blossoms or dead flower stocks, as required, to present a neat, clean appearance.