Recession-Proof Your Commercial Landscaping Service

In the hugely competitive Bay Area business world, delivering tangible wow factor while retaining a competitive edge is essential for getting ahead. Here at FloraTerra, we understand that as a financially minded landscape company, we can serve as an ally in your corner. By helping you infuse your commercial green spaces with resilience and efficiency, we can build stronger returns on every landscaping dollar you invest.

While early projections for our local economy this year show signs of promise, uncertainty is still driving businesses to think carefully about how to invest in the commercial premises that house them. With this in mind, we have developed an innovative Clean and Green® commercial landscape maintenance service that is designed to reduce your landscaping costs by as much as 40 percent.

Nobody would operate a business blindly, and planning your affordable commercial landscape maintenance is no different. By driving up efficiency without cutting corners, we can help you recession-proof your landscaping today and save you money tomorrow, whether in a down economy or otherwise. If that sounds great, read on for tips on how we like to get started.

#1. Ditch Lawns and Make it Water Wise

With a host of lawn replacement rebates available across the Bay Area, there has never been a better time to ditch your costly lawn grass and replace it with water-saving drought tolerant landscaping. For property managers on the fence, it's worth keeping in mind that new California legislation banning the irrigation of ornamental turf with potable water will begin to come into force in 2027.

Rather than thirsty lawns, elegant ground cover and aesthetically mulched drought tolerant borders not only look fantastic but remain verdant in the heat without excessive watering. We can also help you explore bioretention and rain garden installations, so that come rain or sun, water remains on your side all year round.

#2. Create a Long-Term Strategy with Contingency Planning

Commercial landscape maintenance should always be proactive rather than reactive. That's why we favor regular plant health checks and irrigation audits to catch problems before they do costly damage. We also recommend making long-term cost projects that anticipate seasonal commercial property landscape maintenance needs, prioritize high-impact areas, and leave budgetary space for unexpected occurrences such as storm damage.

#3. Cut Water Costs with an Irrigation Upgrade

From usage restrictions to rising water costs, there are many reasons to dream of reducing your landscape's irrigation demands. But, did you know that outdated or neglected irrigation systems can waste as much as 50% of the water you pay for?

In reality, cost reductions can be as simple as a water usage audit and irrigation upgrade, with smart weather-tracking controllers serving as an excellent investment that provides a quick ROI.

#4. Don't Sacrifice on Curb Appeal

When looking for creative opportunities to cut costs, exterior spaces and their maintenance costs are logical targets. However, sacrificing curb appeal is often bad for business, which is why we suggest a compromise.

We can help you prioritize big-impact landscape design around your corporate insignia, property frontage, entrances, marketing corridors, and outdoor seating areas—using landscaping to support your competitive edge—while making other areas more resilient and low maintenance to keep your budget tight.

#5. Partner With a Trusted Commercial Landscape Company

From time to time, we sadly see how damaging inexperienced landscaping contractors can be for a company's bottom line. So, as you bid out your next commercial landscaping contract, watch out for landscape contractor red flags and choose a collaborator with a proven track record and great credentials.

Here at FloraTerra, as leading commercial landscaping service firm, we take great pride in helping property management companies, corporate offices, HOA communities, retail malls, and more to improve their cost efficiency and keep their green spaces spectacular with tailored and innovative commercial landscaping ideas. If you'd like to discuss how we can help you recession-proof your commercial landscape maintenance, contact our team today.

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ABOUT US

Since 1998, our company and its's partners have installed and maintain some of the most prestigious commercial developments throughout the Silicon Valley. As a leading commercial landscape firm, we provide landscaping services for homeowners associations, retail destinations, shopping malls, corporate campus, airports, hospitals, educational institutions, hospitality industry, commercial building trades, office complexes and more.

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