Late Winter is Prime Planting Season for Trees, Shrubs, Vines and Annual Flowers in residential apartment landscaping and commercial office developments. They often establish more quickly when they are in the cool winter and fall season. The cooler weather allows the plants root system to acclimate more quickly from transplant shock.

Commercial Lawn Maintenance Tips

• Reduce the Landscape watering frequency for established plantings

• Remove trees that pose a critical risk to the public’s safety

• Fertilize Trees, Shrubs as appropriate

• Fertilize Lawns as appropriate

• Have trees inspected by an experienced arborist, prune dead, diseased or unsafe branches.

• Remove weak limbs in Trees

• Plant New Trees and Shrubs

• Mulch Trees and shrubs as appropriate

• Inspect Plant material for disease and pests treating appropriately

• Conduct the appropriate water schedule for the cooler weather

With recent storms pounding the bay area, it’s not uncommon to have flooding in parking lots in a commercial landscaping setting or retail shopping center. If not managed, It can have a negative environmental impact on the property, causing soil erosion issues on their property and others creating a negative perception for visitors, neighbors and the general public.

What are you doing to reduce water consumption on your property? In the bay area, although we have received some sporadic rainfall, this winter has been relatively dry. From reduced snowpack in the Sierra’s to low water reserves in lakes and reservoirs, in California, the lack of rainfall is a concerning matter, especially for Bay area water supplies. The California’s Department of Water Resources is urging businesses and residences state wide to reduce water use by 20 percent and have communicated that despite the fact that we have reduced our water footprint by 20%, the cost of water will continue to rise. Here are some ways you can help to conserve water usage in and around your commercial property.

Everyone knows that its cool in the shade and trees can reduce energy costs if placed correctly. It’s popular to plant evergreen trees on the Northward facing walls of a building.

Plants and Vines located next to a hot south or west side wall can help insulate a building from the hot temperatures of the sun in the summer and winter months. Planting shrub and tree barriers can also direct cool wind from entering buildings by reducing cold drafts at entry points.

Keeping your tenants happy and satisfied creates happy long lasting customer retention, especially with retail, office buildings and community spaces. Happy customers will stay and customer retention will keep your spaces occupied for long periods of time. There are many correlations between average and fantastic commercial landscape maintenance that help boost client retention. Beautiful landscaping creates an opportunistic value for your tenants to rave about your property when it comes to beautiful well maintained landscaping; as a matter of fact investing into your landscaping provides economic benefits that far exceed your costs because of the long term retention that boosts your leasing rates bringing in large sums of revenue. 

As a property manager or building owner, the demands of tenants and consumers pull you in many different directions including challenges with your commercial office landscaping, things that include overgrown plant that’s blocking the view of the driveway exit or the raised concrete surface at the entrance to the leasing office that needs immediate attention.

Most commercial property landscaping have their unique challenges that pose safety concerns. Their are a multitude of areas that need to be considered when reviewing safety, including: Invasive plant types, pedestrian made pathways, invasive tree roots just to name a few, FloraTerra’s commercial landscaping services team has the right solution for most commercial properties.

New Drought Guide Saves BIG on WATER!

Storm Water Management is No Joke

With recent storms pounding the bay area, it’s not uncommon to have flooding in parking lots in a commercial office property or a retail shopping center. If not managed, It can have a negative environmental impact on the property, causing soil erosion issues on their property and others creating a negative perception for visitors, neighbors and the general public.

The Stones are coming back to the bay area, they are especially being seen in and around commercial property landscaping. They are out performing many, especially for their consistant ability to meet the demands of their audience. 

If you manage an apartment complex, homeowners association or commercial building, consider using these popular rock stars for your next landscaping project.

Tips For The Landscape Walk Through 

A job site walk through with your 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.