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

Commercial landscape architects alike take in consideration the plantings around your properties building perimeter, as they know they can make a big impact in many ways. Having the right plants to tolerate the cold weather is part of the equation for great foundation plants but plant material that is interfering with window views, walk way and crowding out the others is another factor to consider. Planting the right combination of foliage and plants will ultimately impact your landscaping design one way or the other. The real challenge for most commercial properties is deciding on the right balance of plants that can tolerate the cold and fit into your commercial landscape design.

Perennials + Annuals = Cost Savings

Each year, property owners spend literally thousands of dollars on the installation of colorful annual flowers to improve their appearance throughout the growing season. In spring and summer time, flowers are stripped, removed and transformed into vibrant, colorful displays of flowers that are pleasing and attractive.

A tremendous amount of focus within the landscape industry is being given to the benefits of sound pruning practices and methods promoting sustainability. As defined for landscape maintenance services, sustainability utilizes practices which preserve limited and valuable resources such as water and plant materials, reduce waste, strive for increased life span and maturity of plant materials, promote re-use and methods that produce natural results, lessen the effects on air, water and soil pollution.

10 Drought Friendly Grasses used for Corporate Landscape Service

Low maintenance landscaping can be drought resistant and appealing to the eye. What property manager or owner wouldn’t want to get those qualities out of their commercial landscaping service — at the same time? One way to achieve your goal is through the appropriate design and use of drought resistant landscaping.

Today, drought tolerant grasses are gaining popularity and demand for those that want a low maintenance commercial lawn service, other benefits include the low maintenance aspect and pest free benefits. Available in multiple colors, textures and sizes, they are also appealing for hoa and apartment landscaping. When used appropriately, your commercial landscape maintenance service will provide year around interest, this type of plant material can be used as accents or ground cover, and can even in raised decorative containers. 

As a property manager , the demands of tenants and consumers pull you in many different directions including challenges with your landscaping, that overgrown plant that’s blocking the view of the driveway exit or the raised concrete surface at the entrance to the leasing office that needs immediate attention.

Most HOA Landscape Services have their unique challenges that pose safety concerns. Their are a multitude of areas that need to be considered when reviewing safety, including: Invasive plant types, pedestrian made pathways, invasive tree roots just to name a few, FloraTerra’s commercial landscaping services team has the right solution for most commercial properties.

Corporate Landscape Service That Boosts Property Value

Spring Sprinkler Repair

Water Management is Key For Future Water Savings

Spring Sprinkler Repair

Focus on Communication

In the area of commercial landscape maintenance, we recognize that keeping the lines of communication open is instrumental for a solid long-term foundation. That’s why we have devised systems for transparency— and are constantly learning how to apply new ways that provide for better customer service for corporate landscaping services. At the end of the day, fair pricing and an established communication plan are essential drivers for delivering high quality landscape maintenance standards.

[1] Property Management Insider by Joanna Ellis; October 23, 2014

You contract with a fantastic commercial landscape service. Congratulations! Your competitor has one, or two. You have the latest, greatest, extraordinarily landscape curb appeal? So does your competition. Well, your leasing office has beautiful flowers in designer pots at the main entrance, stylish, and the property is setup with the best corporate landscape service. Have you visited your competition lately? They’re equally the same. Ok. You have the greatest landscape service money can buy; your contractor has won numerous awards and achievements and it goes on and on.

Accessibility has always been a topic in the initial landscape development planning process and installation on a commercial property landscaping. There are several factors to review including handicap access to a property. Some things to consider in light of creating improved accessibility include widening walk ways for the physically impaired or wheel chair access, widening the entrances to buildings and the accessibility to lighting switches.

Accessible landscaping is important for the handicap and disabled and should be considered in the designing and planning process! So let’s consider this aspect of the commercial landscape design.