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

Challenged with your Commercial Landscape Maintenance and Watering?

These days, commercial landscape maintenance and water conservation go hand in hand and is a major concern for many property owners and managers – particularly in many cities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area where water restrictions and the cost of water will continue to escalate. Some water districts and agencies are imposing stiff penalties for home owners associations, apartments and large scale commercial properties that are in noncompliance. Our efforts are focused in the area of water conservation including the use of smart irrigation technology including smart irrigation controllers and modern watering systems.

The main entrance of a property is a true reflection of your commercial landscaping and its surroundings. The entryway landscaping is a focal point, and sets the tone for visitors that frequent your property. Your landscape design will create a remarkable feeling and help contribute towards your property value. There are a multitude of options that can influence and set the tone when choosing the design of your landscaping, including plant foliage, colors and the architecture element aspect. That’s why it’s crucial to choose the right design and theme. 

Commercial Landscape Maintenance For Foot Traffic

Using Decomposed Granite or Crushed Stone can be a great addition to any landscape. These natural aggregates really help you connect with nature and they are great solutions to many issues.

Cash For Grass Program

Many water agencies offer money for the removal of water loving lawns for hoa, shopping centers and corporate landscaping by converting these spaces to water efficient green spaces and/or using smart irrigation technology . FloraTerra Landscape Management is partnering with these bay area water agencies with a keen focus on water conservation and the adaption of Eco-Friendly, drought-resistant planting for landscape water conservation in San Jose and the Greater Bay Area. 

Use our list of resources and get money back on your water-saving equipment and drought-tolerant landscaping conversion.

Bay Area Landscaping

Why spend money with your commercial landscape maintenance company for watering and maintaining a lawn when you can install appealing verdant landscaping. Not only are drought tolerant plants more affordable to maintain, but they continue to provide colorful flowers and foliage throughout the year, and can be installed to take the place of high maintenance lawn.

Your Commercial Landscaping Can Be a Water Hog

Lawns typically use most of the water in commercial landscape maintenance. That simply means that this is vast opportunity and potential to reduce your outdoor water use. A 1000 Square foot lawn uses 35,000 gallons of water per year.

Bay Area Landscaping and Drought Survival

Managing your hoa landscaping is essential during the drought.

Pedestrian Safety is a concerning subject these days with many bay area commercial property managers. They want to ensure that their apartment complexes, office landscaping and corporate headquarters are being maintained in a safe manor for tenants, visitors and the staff.

In all honesty, landscaping and trees must be maintained and managed for there safety and in some cases may create hazards in corporate landscaping when they are adjacent to parking areas, walk ways and building structures.

Commercial Landscape Management Improves Safety

Let’s review some of the common pit falls and how to manage them.

Tips For Your Commercial Landscape Maintenance Meeting

A job site walk through with your Commercial Landscape 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.

Commercial Landscape Maintenance adds Color

With Bay Area drought conditions, many of today's  landscapes are being designed for beauty, energy efficiency and colorful in appearance. They are engineered to lower maintenance costs, conserve resources, and reduce the heat island effect on properties.

This time of the year is Prime Planting Season for Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers.They often establish more quickly when properly irrigated. The warmer weather allows the plants root system to acclimate more quickly pushing the flowers into bloom.

10 Valuable Tips to Keep in mind for the Drought

• Reduce the Landscape watering frequency for established plantings

• Deep water trees keeping them well hydrated

• Monitor Trees and Shrubs for drought stress

• Adjust Watering Frequency Per Drought Watering Restrictions

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

• Consider Long Term Planning for Converting Lawns to Drought Friendly Landscaping

• Replace Annual Color with Drought Resistant Flowers

• Mulch Trees and shrubs for water conservation

• Inspect Plant material for insect damage

• Install Smart Watering Systems