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

Landscape maintenance with water conservation in mind isn't always as easy as it might seem, the good news is their are simple techniques to curb your water use without killing your trees and plants! With smart landscaping practices and proper landscape maintenance you can beat the drought, reduce your watering bills and have a happy healthy landscape too. Read on for our Top 10 Tips

Commercial landscaping is more than just mowing lawns, and it requires some upfront landscape planning to get it done right and on time. Their are various techniques that can be employed in order to reduce soil compaction caused by foot traffic and commercial lawn care equipment. However, sometimes the smaller less expensive methods bring about the most value for your lawn improvements.

Read on for our commercial lawn maintenance tips..

Some commercial landscaping companies are helping to conserve water and specialize in providing ways to curb its use. We have listed a few simple tips that can help in this area during a drought.

You don’t necessarily need to spend a lot of money to save water, here's a few simple ideas that you can start implementing immediately helping with the public’s perception and creating a positive interest of your water conservation. 

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

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.

What are you doing to reduce water consumption on your property? In the bay area, although we have received some sporadic rainfall, this winter has been relatively dry. From reduced snowpack in the Sierra’s to low water reserves in lakes and reservoirs, in California, the lack of rainfall is a concerning matter, especially for Bay area water supplies. The California’s Department of Water Resources is urging businesses and residences state wide to reduce water use by 20 percent and have communicated that despite the fact that we have reduced our water footprint by 20%, the cost of water will continue to rise. Here are some ways you can help to conserve water usage in and around your commercial property.

In the bay area where drought problems live, commercial landscape maintenance companies must be vigilant if they want to keep their landscaping looking presentable throughout the year. Drought resistant landscaping is just one prudent option providing low maintenance landscaping without having to worry about the high cost of water and commercial lawn care.

How to Get More Out of Your Bay Area Landscaping Company

A great Commercial Landscaping Company provides more than 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.