Commercial Landscaping Blog for The San Jose | Bay Area, CA

Protecting Your Trees In HOA Landscaping

Managing and training personnel to maintain landscaping with horticultural fundamentals is the key to long term vigor and the appeal of plants and trees. Personnel should be trained on the proper way to edge the lawn at the base of trees in turf.

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.

Many commercial landscaping planters have drainage ports that are diverted directly into the sewer drainage lines. Common practice is to flood irrigate the plant containers and let the excess water run off onto the pavement. FloraTerra uses a water bladders for planters to avoid water waste and excess runoff .

But how should i water my plants? Read on

6 Factors to Help With Commercial Lawn Maintenance

As we get closer to the fall months, lawns may need some renovation, replaced or reseeded to help damages caused by the bay area drought conditions.Lawn renovation by means of sodding or seeding is an easy method for bay area landscape maintenance contractors to help put the green back in a stressed brown lawn.

Why You Should Crush Your Landscaping Water Budget

Some companies who want to reduce their Landscape maintenance cost bottom line may choose to go with the lowest monthly landscape maintenance price not realizing the hidden costs of maintenance inefficiencies.

Budgeting for Your Commercial Landscaping Service

The budgeting process, whether during the initial development phase or during on-going operations, should start early enough to collect all the necessary information.

Preparation of your initial landscape operating budget should be done carefully, as should preparation of all annual budgets. Realistic income and expense expectations should be used to prepare the operating budget.

Get Your Cash For The Grass

Many Bay Area water providers are offering money saving rebate programs for the removal of water thirsty lawn areas for hoa, shopping centers and corporate landscaping and converting these spaces to water efficient green spaces and/or using smart irrigation technology . Our San Jose Landscaping Company has partnered with these water agencies with a keen focus on water conservation and the adaption of Eco-Friendly, drought-resistant planting for water conservation. 

Landscape Management Can Save You Big Money

These days, water conservation is a big deal for many Silicon Valley property owners and managers – particularly in many cities in the Bay Area where water restrictions and the cost of water will continue to escalate.

There’s no doubt that it’s becoming noticeable throughout the bay area—that brown is now a common part of our lawns, with noticeable stressed patches of grass, that were once upon of time vibrant and green. With the drought going on its 4^th year now, there’s no doubt that many property owners and managers are looking for cost effective solutions that will improve their properties aesthetics, water efficiency and maintenance.

So, now is the time to consider your options, by replacing your grass for cash with drought-tolerant plantings that conserve water.

Keeping Your Trees Healthy in a Drought

Arid weather and soil conditions can significantly impact your commercial landscape maintenance including the life span of your valuable landscape assets. Because trees are difficult and expensive to replace, your trees need to be regularly monitored during and after periods of dry and hot weather.