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(2) Ground cover shall not encroach into lawns, shrubs, adjacent <br />desirable bare areas, curbs, wall fixtures, furniture, beneath and/or <br />into other plants, etc. All sites shall be cleaned following each <br />edging/detailing, including streets. <br />b) Mulching � f Bare Areas <br />In all groundcover areas where bare soil is visible or where the <br />groundcover is thin so the soil is visible, the Contractor shall apply <br />Aguinaga Black Forest Floor Mulch or approved equal, size 0" to 1 '' /z ", <br />%2" thick minimum every other month starting in January during the third <br />week as necessary to maintain uniform and complete coverage. Mulch is <br />to be maintained within its boundaries. <br />c) Fertilization <br />The Contractor shall fertilize all groundcover areas four (4) times per year <br />in March, June, September, and December at two (2) pounds of actual <br />nitrogen per 1,000 square feet using a slow release fertilizer using JTM <br />Nutrients Complete 8 -2 -4 soil conditioner plus NPK slow release fertilizer <br />at a rate of eight (8) pounds of actual nitrogen per 1,000 per square feet. <br />d) Replanting — Premium Plant Material <br />The Contractor shall plant each year, in any area determined by the <br />Director, 2" plugs of premium plant species at appropriate spacing so as to <br />achieve complete coverage once the plant is 2 /3rds mature. The Contractor <br />shall be responsible for the complete removal and replacement of plants <br />lost due to normal attrition or due to Contractor's failure to perform under <br />the terms of this Agreement. City is responsible for cost of replacing <br />plants lost to vandalism; however, Contractor must prove that it was <br />vandalism that killed the plant. See Attachment 6 for plant cap. <br />e) Replanting --- Standard Plant Material <br />The Contractor shall plant each year, in any area determined by the <br />Director, 64 count flats of standard plant species at a appropriate spacing <br />so as to achieve complete coverage once the plant is 2/3rds mature. The <br />Contractor shall also be responsible for the complete removal and <br />replacement of plants lost due to normal attrition or due to Contractor's <br />failure to perform under the terms of this Agreement. City is responsible <br />for cost of replacing plants lost to vandalism; however, Contractor must <br />prove that it was vandalism that killed the plant. See Attachment 6 for <br />plant cap. <br />13 <br />25H -21 <br />