--- title: Why Focus on Stress Free Commercial Property Maintenance? description: Commercial Landscape Maintenance Company in San Jose, CA providing landscape management services for hoa, office parks and apartment communities image: https://blog.floraterra.com/hs-fs/hub/345318/file-2522152213.jpg --- [![Floraterra](https://blog.floraterra.com/hs-fs/file-711332346-gif/images/floraterra-logo.gif "Floraterra")](http://www.floraterra.com/San-Jose-Bay-Area-Landscape-Management.asp) ![tagline](https://blog.floraterra.com/hs-fs/file-711332351-gif/images/tagline.gif) - [![see FloraTerra on Facebook](https://blog.floraterra.com/hs-fs/file-705840289-png/images/facebook_24.png?width=24&height=24&name=facebook_24.png "see FloraTerra on Facebook")](http://www.facebook.com/pages/FloraTerra-Landscape-Management/112209338895454) - [![see FloraTerra on Twitter](https://blog.floraterra.com/hs-fs/file-705840284-png/images/twitter_24.png?width=24&height=24&name=twitter_24.png "see FloraTerra on Twitter")](https://twitter.com/#!/Flora_Terra) - [![see FloraTerra on Linkedin](https://blog.floraterra.com/hs-fs/file-705840294-png/images/linkedin_24.png?width=24&height=24&name=linkedin_24.png "see FloraTerra on Linkedin")](http://www.linkedin.com/company/flora-terra-landscape-management) Call Today: 408-275-1200 # Commercial Landscaping Blog for The San Jose | Bay Area, CA ## [Why Focus on Stress Free Commercial Property Maintenance?](https://blog.floraterra.com/commercial-landscape-maintenance-company-in-san-jose-ca) Posted by [Sabrina Ayala](https://blog.floraterra.com/author/sabrina-ayala) on Feb 25, 2015 8:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://assets.pinterest.com/images/pidgets/pinit_fg_en_rect_gray_20.png)](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://blog.floraterra.com/commercial-landscape-maintenance-company-in-san-jose-ca&media=http://offers.floraterra.com/hs-fs/hub/345318/file-2522152213-jpg/Commercial_Landscaping_in_San_Jose_CA.jpg) ## [![commercial landscape maintenance san jose-bay area](https://blog.floraterra.com/hs-fs/hub/345318/file-2522152213.jpg?width=280&name=file-2522152213.jpg "commercial landscape maintenance san jose-bay area")](https://offers.floraterra.com/free-assessement2) Aesthetically pleasing corporate landscaping can improve the overall look of your commercial property. However, no property manager or owner wants to spend a fortune to re-landscape a property. Additionally, many property managers simply do not the budget to perform frequent landscape capital improvements. Whether you manage individual building or multi complex buildings, there are cost effective ways to add interest and design to a property without costing yourself extensive time and money. Even small touches to the landscape can go a long way. Save yourself the time by keeping the design simple and cost efficient without the added headache. It’s possible to get the pizazz back into your commercial property landscaping without breaking the bank with a little help from a commercial landscaping expert. Consider the 5 step process below. ## **Consider Drought Tolerant Native Plants** Native landscaping, over time, can save you time and money because the plants endure for longer in your environment. In the long run, native plants and shrubs will require less fertilization and pest control, too, since they naturally thrive in your environment without much help. ## **Draw Attention to a Focal Point** [When it comes to landscaping, sometimes less is more](https://blog.floraterra.com/commercial-lawn-care-in-san-jose-south-san-francisco-bay-area-0). If you lack the resources to plant tons of flowers or make beds all over your property, think small. For smaller apartments for example, consider highlighting a single tree, large shrub, or lawn ornament of some kind by creating a mulch or gravel bed around it. ## **Save Water with Gravel, Mulch or Decomposed Granite** Who says you have to have an expensive corporate lawn care service that uses expensive flowers? Landscape planters can be filled with any landscape material — decorative rich colored mulch, decomposed granite, or pea gravel; these materials will help define the landscaping perimeters. They’re a nice [low maintenance stress free options](https://blog.floraterra.com/commercial-lawn-service-in-san-jose-santa-clara-sunnyvale) that don’t require extensive landscape maintenance service. Covering the bare soil with these decorative products will cover bare soil by helping to minimize dust and weeds, not to mention the visual interest that it will create. ## **Try Decorative Plant Containers** Commercial property maintenance can use decorative plants and containers can make a big difference at the entrance of a building from decorative planters to containers , various sizes, shapes and textures can be used transform your property quickly. They draw attention to building entrances, walkways, or areas you want to add interest. A landscape maintenance company can incorporate decorative container plants that provides a great choice because of their versatility and ease. Landscaping doesn’t have to stressful. All that matters is that you get started. 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Our corporate landscape service includes a complete range of services appropriate for sustainable landscape design, [landscape water management](http://www.floraterra.com/Water-Management-Walnut-Creek.asp) , [Retail Mall Landscape Management](http://www.floraterra.com/Retail-Centers-Malls-Landscape-Management-San-Jose-CA.asp), R & D Landscape Development, Luxury Apartment and Condominium Landscaping, Residential Estate Landscaping, [HOA Community Landscaping Services](http://www.floraterra.com/HOA-Landscape-Maintenance-San-Francisco-Bay-Area.asp) for Multi-Building Developments, Commercial Office Park Landscaping and Corporate Campus Landscaping. Our landscape service territory extends throughout the greater South San Francisco Bay Area. **ABOUT FloraTerra Landscape Management** FloraTerra of Silicon Valley and its affiliates, are based in San Jose, California.  As a leading commercial landscaping service for office and multi-residential properties.Since its origin the company and its affiliates have installed and maintain some of the most prestigious properties throughout the san jose and greater bay area.  For more information about FloraTerra please visit us at: [http://www.floraterra.com](http://www.floraterra.com). 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