10 Tips for the Landscape Walk Through
Regardless if you are a commercial real estate property manager that owns or manages an office building, residential community , or mixed retail development, a job site walk through with your landscaping company or assigned account manager is essential from time to time, this helps keep the lines of communication open assisting everyone to stay focused on your goals and desires.
Stay Focused on Your Landscaping Priorities
As part of the process, everyone on the site walk should be taking notes for service items, including capturing photo images and prioritizing important landscape requests. A potential list of landscape improvements should be discussed, planned and prioritized for future budgeting. It is also helpful if the commercial property manager participates, contributing their thoughts and involvement for the site walk through.
Maintain a Walking Pattern
Maintaining the same walking pattern helps to establish a routine walking pattern helping to organize important agenda for the next meeting.
We realize It takes time and effort on everyone’s part to plan and participate in a site walk through, however all parties can eventually be satisfied knowing that future meetings will become more time efficient moving things in the right direction.
10 Things to Consider For the Landscaping Agenda
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Turf Areas
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Pruning and Debris Cleanup
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High Impact Zones
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Mitigating Water Damage to Paved Surfaces
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Irrigation- Over/Under Watered Areas
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Sustainable Site Improvements
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Plant Replacements
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Mitigating Hazards and Liabilities
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Setting The Bar for Priorities
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Establishing Aesthetic Thresholds
Opening-up The Lines of Communication
Regardless if you manage an HOA or Apartment Community, retail mixed use or a large commercial office complex, as a manager or owner, routine site meetings with your landscape provider will open up the lines of communication helping to express your concerns, thought patterns and ultimate desires. Also, it will help to identify future improvement projects that can be discussed and effectively planned for your budget. This process ultimately strengthens the relationship between your service provider and for everyone involved.
FloraTerra is a commercial landscaping company located in the San Jose Bay Area, CA providing landscaping services for commercial real estate property managers, Hoa Landscaping, Apartment Communities, Mixed Retail Use Developments and Commercial Office Properties.
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