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

4 Trends for better communication with your commercial landscaping service

In order to get what you want from your commercial landscaping service you must communicate with them.  Everyone has an idea of what they want their property to look like as well as expectations of the company that is providing their service on a regular basis.   FloraTerra takes these queues to heart, so how do you communicate them?

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.

Protecting Your Trees with Landscape Management Services

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.

Winter Tree Pruning Saves on Resources.

Our professional arborists value your time- and provide cost effective commercial tree pruning solutions. In the winter months when trees are dormant, our certified arborists have a clear vision of your trees structure and can make the appropriate decisions for pruning. Tree branches are lighter and easier to access for pruning and clearance, and trees without leafs are much easier to see. With branching patterns being more assessable and easier to see, the plant material can be pruned to encourage structural integrity and maintain its natural form.

When searching for a tree care service, finding the right tree care and arborist is a very important decision for your corporate landscaping.

Here’s 5 Idea’s to consider before making that final decision:

Pruning trees in a commercial landscaping environment is done annually for many apparent reasons, including the structural appearance, building clearance, safety and improving the visual aspect of your property.  Pruning 1/3 of your trees every year will ensure they your trees look great 3 Years from now without the heavy burden of accidents and unsightly deferred tree pruning.

And just like a fresh bouquet of bright fragrant flowers can brighten a building lobby’s appearance, well maintained trees can draw the same type of attention of visitors, employees and tenants into your property, offering improved visibility making it a safe and lasting experience.

Why Your [Customer Service] is Missing the Mark

(And How You Can Fix It !) 

Great Commercial Landscaping Services is not just about mowing, blowing  and moving on to the next property. If you want to have an exceptional open green space and a solidified relationship with your bay area landscaping company you need to keep reading on.

Fortunately, Nature has been pretty nice to us compared to storms in past seasons and unfortunately has a way of catching us off guard. We have been hit hard with the drought all this year, but that could change quickly.

This is an important time of the year for many Bay Area property managers that are finalizing 2015 Years Budgets.

Establishing the appropriate landscape budget can help you control expenditures while planning for next year’s budget. Your budget should include the appropriate line items like basic landscape maintenance, tree pruning and other related expenses, but there 3 New trends not to consider.

The cooler bay area temperatures, stormy winds and frost make it an especially challenging season for your trees.  Although deciduous trees are dormant during this period, exposure to the cold winter weather can trigger stress on shrubs and trees alike.