Weeds: Your Responsibilities as a Property Owner in Red Deer

While owning a home has many perks, it also comes with assorted duties and responsibilities that property owners must be aware of.

Today’s blog looks at your responsibilities when it comes to caring for your property and dealing with weeds that take hold of either your front yard, backyard, both or the area that extends from your property line to the centre of any street or alley.

In order to keep weeds at bay in the City of Red Deer, according to their website:

“The City has appointed weed inspectors to make sure residents, local businesses and the Parks Section are working together to take action on weed control.”

Prohibited Noxious versus Noxious Weeds

According to the City of Red Deer Website:

Under provincial legislation, the Weed Control Act segregates plants of concern into the categories of “Prohibited Noxious” or “Noxious”.

Prohibited Noxious weeds, according to the Act, must be destroyed; “killing all growing parts or rendering reproductive mechanisms non-viable.”

Noxious weeds are to be controlled; “inhibiting the growth or spread of, or destroying.”

For more information, visit the City of Red Deer’s website here.

Prohibited Noxious Weeds

Following is a list of  the prohibited noxious weeds identified in Red Deer:

Noxious Weeds

Following is a list of  the noxious weeds identified in Red Deer:

Property Owner Responsibilities

According to the City of Red Deer:

If any listed plants are found on private property, it is the owner’s responsibility to either control or destroy them. Please dispose of your weeds in your regular garbage (not compost) and make sure the seeds are in a sealed bag. Do not leave pulled plants on the ground as they may re-sprout or leave seeds. Complete eradication may take several years.

Weed Control Methods

Weeds are an enemy in any lawn, but they can be managed by using proper weed control methods.

Keep your lawn weed-free this season by treating it right with Earth Smart Property Solutions. Let us help you make your grass the best and healthiest it can be!

At Earth Smart Property Solutions we have been dealing with weeds since 1994 and we know what works.

Based on our years of experience, we have designed three lawn fertilizer and weed control packages to help control weeds. They are designed with 3 to 5 applications of a combination of lawn fertilizer and weed control (as required), which are applied every 4 to 8 weeks, starting early spring. For more information, please click here.

We also offer vegetation control services to deal with weeds in your back alley or in sidewalk cracks.

Please send us an email or give us a call if you need help with weeds on your property and our team of experienced staff can discuss your needs and advise the best plan of attack to get control of those pesky weeds.

Sources:

The City of Red Deer, Your Yard, Weeds