Tiara Landscaping

Our present landscaping company, Semaian Intan Maju, is contracted to provide Tiara Damansara with 3 gardeners, 1 supervisor, forty new plants per month and fertilisers.

I would like to point out that the landscaping contractor is helpful and obliging and I am very happy with their work for the amount of money paid them.

However, it is now apparent that the present allocation of money spent only allows us to maintain the grounds, and not much more. The grounds itself requires much more soil maintenance treatment, fertilisers and certainly, a greater increase in new plants.

Covering an expansive 12 acres with an allocation of forty new plants every month is like a drop in the ocean. These hardly make much impact when viewed in its entirety. I have had people asking me 'Where are the forty new plants the contractor said he would provide every month?'

So, I am happy to note that after persistent requests from residents for the grounds and gardens to be further upgraded, the Tiara Management Corporation (TMC) has now increased the allocation of money to be spent on landscaping. Toward this end, TMC has asked for quotations from other landscaping companies. Once the landscaping company has been selected, work should hopefully commence by the third quarter of this year.

Should any resident have any thoughts or ideas about improving the landscaping, please feel free to pass your letters or emails to the Tiara Office or Tiara Times – they will be much appreciated. We may not be able to take on board all individual ideas sent in, but we can promise you that they will be read and considered.

A perennial grouse seems to be the felling of trees on our grounds. However lovely as they may look, we have to continue with our project of removing those trees that are damaging building foundations, sewerage pipes, monsoon drains and harbouring white ants. Furthermore, the trees shed leaves; raking the leaves on the grounds, as well as from clogged up gutters and drains, costs us for the increased work.

Besides, the trees are forest trees, which are totally unsuitable for condominiums. Eventually, the felled trees will be replaced with more appropriate ones. Naturally, it will take time for the trees to mature, but when they do, Tiara's landscaping scenery should be beautiful.