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Posted by Sabrina Ayala on May 29, 2015 10:00:00 AM

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The main entrance of a property is a true reflection of your commercial landscaping and its surroundings. The entryway landscaping is a focal point, and sets the tone for visitors that frequent your property. Your landscape design will create a remarkable feeling and help contribute towards your property value. There are a multitude of options that can influence and set the tone when choosing the design of your landscaping, including plant foliage, colors and the architecture element aspect. That’s why it’s crucial to choose the right design and theme. 

5 Commercial Landscaping Designs

Here are FIVE commercial landscape designs to create a memorable and lasting experience.

1. Focal points: Plan for the main entrance

Focal points are usually at a building entrance, in some cases at the front monument sign. It’s usually a permanent fixture that will remain on the property for most of its life, unless you are planning a full property renovation that will revise the designs layout.

Depending on the main signs design layout , you may also, consider the monuments sign visibility when laying out the plants so that vegetation does not impeded the visibility of the sign, otherwise, it could become a high maintenance pruning zone that will block the visual lines of site of visitors.

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2. Adding the right mix of colors

Install accentuating colors that bloom throughout the year, incorporating a diversity of annuals and perennials. The right combination of colors and foliage will draw the right attention to your property.

When designing your landscaping, make sure that you spend some time researching the growth and blooming patterns of the plant types. The timing of flowering is essential in a design especially that you want to have blooming flowers that last throughout spring and summer. Drought tolerant perennials are becoming popular for water conservation in the landscape because they don’t require as much water as traditional flowers, and will bloom year after year without needing to be replaced.

As for interest, plants growing at variable heights and colors add interest as opposed to one color and height.  

3. Landscape mounds: buffer parked cars & buildings

Creating a sloped entrance will help conceal parking lots and buildings, which will help improve the aesthetics of the property. Low-maintenance evergreen ground cover can be installed to maintain greenery throughout the year, while terraced stone will help mitigate erosion challenges and will help contribute to a more natural sustainable look.

Reducing perimeter lawns can also be considered as a way to reduce high maintenance lawn mowing, so choosing the right materials will help cut down on landscape maintenance.

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4. Selecting drought resistant plants

Maintaining your properties entrance is the first thing people see when visiting your property. Native plants are low maintenance, appealing for properties because they are environmentally friendly and are suited for our local bay area landscaping, so they require less routine care and water. Based on the property location — every planting area has its own climate exposure with varying needs of sunlight, water, soil and wind.

5. Make a lasting Impression

The design elements that come into mind when planning commercial focal points: visual color , landscape buffers, and drought resistant plants. Make your entrance a lasting impression by making a bold statement setting the tone for a lasting impression on your property.

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