7 Improved Steps For Managing Condominium and HOA Landscaping

7 Tips for Managing Condominium and HOA Landscaping

Regardless if you are a commercial property manager or own a commercial building, residential community , or a retail mixed use 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 client participates, contributing their thoughts and involvement for the site walk through.

Maintain a Walking Pattern

Maintaining commercial property landscaping should consider the same walking pattern, this 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.

7 TOPICS to Cover

Turf Areas
Pruning and Debris Cleanup
High Impact Zones
Mitigating Water Damage to Paved Surfaces
Irrigation- Over/Under Watered Areas
Sustainable Site Improvements
Plant Replacements
Mitigating Hazards and Liabilities
Setting The Bar for Priorities
Establishing Aesthetic Thresholds

Opening-up The Lines of Communication

Regardless if you manage an HOA Landscaping, 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 Hoa Landscaping, Apartment Communities, Mixed Retail Use Developments and Commercial Office Properties.