All of the grass and all of the extensive and beautiful flowering plants were dead.

You can never predict when your tenant's chickens will escape and greatly upset the old lady next door by pooping all over her manicured lawn, and the only thing that will pacify her is a bouquet of fresh flowers.

Yard Maintenance:(1) "Yard" means all lawns, shrubbery, bushes, flowers, gardens, trees, rock or other landscaping, and other foliage on or encroaching on the Property or on any easement appurtenant to the Property, and does not include common areas maintained by an owners' association.(2) "Maintain the yard" means to perform activities such as, but not limited to: (a) mowing, fertilizing, and trimming the yard; (b) controlling pests and weeds in the yard; and (c) removing debris from the yard.Does this outright mean that tenant is responsible for everything or one could still interpret that tree trimming is not a routine task of landscaping?

You might consider adding a small flower planter to the bottom of the windows if you can also figure out how to get a water line to them from your irrigation system.

I was going to edit the title with my location, Flower Mound/Lewisville, Texas.

Blah, blah, rainbows and flowers and ponies."  

They also sell an inexpensive cleaner which I also bought.https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Miracle-Remover-Flower-Meadow/dp/B00A0MTGJY/ref=sr_1_12?

Curb Appeal is basically Number 1,, if the building parking area (no junker cars) trash area (neat and clean), grass cut,, flowers, shrubs trimmed.If it looks good it will rent.. 

If the bees are outside it is not your responsibility any more than if they were on the flowers in the garden.

Yup know the type well.. as we all know the hippies and flower children of the late 60S San Francisco  ended up moving north up into N.