Thinking of installing solar panels on your home? With an average 277 sunny days a year, Riverside is a great place to take advantage of that sunshine to install solar panels on your home. When choosing a professional to do an installation, as with other types contractors, proper vetting is…
Orangecrest Country is nearing 20 years old, which means many wooden fences between homes are likely in urgent need of replacement, especially if they haven’t been replaced yet. But whose responsibility is that fence between your homes, and what if your next door neighbor doesn’t want to chip in? California…
In honor of Spring we hope you will enjoy a little poetry… after remembering to apply a little weed and feed on your lawn, of course! Cheers! Dandelion by Hilda Conkling LITTLE soldier with the golden helmet, O What are you guarding on my lawn? You with your green…
Ground cover is an important element of landscaping and mulch can be the perfect solution for your planter beds. Below are some of the benefits to adding mulch to your landscaping. Improves Soil Structure As mulch decomposes over time it creates a nutrient rich topsoil by adding beneficial bacteria and…
These photos taken earlier this year are of home in Orangecrest Country. The owner constructed a wall on the property without an approved Architectural Application. A long legal battle ensued in which the HOA prevailed. Ultimately, the HOA foreclosed upon the home, the wall was torn down…
A few owners have questioned whether the recent updates to the Architectural Guidelines, which prohibit cactus and large empty areas, is in effect requiring homeowners to stick with high water usage landscape plans. Has the community “crossed the line” by approving this rule? Not so. The good news is that…
Typically this time of year there is an uptick in outdoor projects around the home, such as painting, gardening, new fencing or maybe even the addition of a pool. If you are planning any sort of change to the outside of your home please be sure to submit an architectural…
Community landscaping is one of the ongoing commitments OCCA has to making the community the best it can be to enhance the quality of life and maximize property values. Park West has been the community’s landscaping company for several years and routinely works a rotation of the various areas that…
Did you know that Orangecrest Country includes 1127 homes and several mitigation areas? That is a lot of HOA landscaping and wrought iron fencing. Some of that fencing is along the back of homeowner’s lots. We are asking everyone that has HOA wrought iron fencing to check and make…
Trees may require pruning for a number of reasons: Improves natural form and appearance. Improves branch spacing. Strengthens branch attachment. Invigorates or slows branch growth rate. Improves stability by reducing wind resistance. Removes dead, weakened, injured, diseased or insect-damaged branches. Increases lighting to the interior. Reduces hazard potential. There are…