Sure, the drought has been dragging on for about four years now! With average temperatures in the high 90's, and water allocations of only two days per week and heat radiating off of concrete and hardscape, the drought is taking its toll on commercial office landscaping. But fearing the drought is no reason to let your commercial landscaping turn brown. You can still have your cake and eat it to.
With landscape managementdon’t need to spend more money on your prominent entryways. We’re talking about the difficult challenging areas in your landscape, like heavy foot traffic areas in parking lot islands and drought stricken areas that are hard to water.
HOA Landscape Management that Includes Drought Resistant and Colorful Flowers!
Here’s our TOP list of interesting, colorful and drought tolerant flowers we like to install on our commercial landscape maintenance properties. They are drought resistant and love the heat once established with a minimum water requirements that bring tremendous hope for the drought, but one of the important characteristics is its ability to provide seasonal color all season long.
Marigolds: A Cheerful, Bold Annual
Marigolds are one of the easiest flowers to grow in Bay Area Landscaping. Marigolds come in a variety of yellow and orange tones some having double flowers. These adorable, hardy flowers are attractive and require minimal care. For a drought-resistant and low maintenance garden, you can plant them in your commercial landscaping and they will produce attractive flowers all season long.
Lantana: A Bay Area Drought Survivor
Lantana can be used extensively in Commercial Landscaping applications.These plants produce clusters of small-like flowers are very hardy coming in a range of colors including lavender, yellow and orange. Once established they require very little water and love the heat. Think of them as durable and prolific flowering plants. In fact, lantana’s loves the heat so much that it will thrive in this exposure.
Salvia: with a Cool Blue
This type of flower is used in Bay Area Landscaping, it produces dense upright flowers that actively bloom through the summer; they perform well in full sun that is hot. Group these plants with light colored foliage since the lighter shades will complement the blue colored flowers.
Zinnia: Profusion
The zinnia is a versatile annual. It's renowned for its resistance to heat, drought, and mildew, which makes it worth its weight in gold in humid and foggy climates. Now, all Zinnias are pretty tolerant of heat, but Profusion goes above and beyond. Of course, it also attracts butterflies, puts up with stressful conditions, and flowers its head off -- it's a truly carefree choice for edging, bedding, and containers.
Profusion was designed for large plantings, both covering ground and filling in bare spots beautifully. But it also thrives in flowerpots and landscape beds, and can be "crowded" in among other plants, unlike most Zinnias. You just can't go wrong with Profusion --we unreservedly give it our highest recommendation. So give this economical little mix a try and we bet you'll become a Profusion lover too! Each of the colors (and many more, including double-flowered forms) is available separately, too: white, yellow, and fire. You just can't go wrong with Profusion!
HOA and Apartment Landscaping Tips
Popular locations for these durable flowers include hoa and apartment landscaping and they are especially used in the most challenging areas of your property. This type of verdant landscaping provides colorful flowers throughout the season that comes with a low cost. We’re referring to narrow islands in your parking lots, near hot pavement or concrete surfaces, in containers that are lacking automatic irrigation or tough spots in HOA landscaping.
Commercial Landscaping that Thrives in the Drought!
At FloraTerra, we know Bay Area landscaping conditions, and we know our drought resistant plants. Trust us to create colorful flowers in your commercial landscaping. Give us a call at 408.275.1200, or click here for our contact form.
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